Overview

IBM® Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 18.0 provides a stand-alone JavaScript runtime and server-side JavaScript solution for building Node.js native and JavaScript modules for the IBM zSystems platform.

Node.js is a runtime framework that enables you to write server applications that use the syntax and structures of JavaScript.

Node.js extends JavaScript by providing features such as:
  • The creation, modification, and deletion of local (server-side) files
  • Event-driven, non-blocking I/O model
  • Scalability
  • A very small "footprint" on the server
  • API orchestration
  • Web applications
  • Full-stack development
The Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js is a z/OS® port based on the open source community Node.js 18 LTS release and provides the following extensions:
  • Support for IBM z/OS, including interoperability, diagnostic, and monitoring capabilities
  • Additional Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features