NodeJS : Differences between http.createServer and express.createServer?

Question

1/ .createServer from module "http" 2/ .createServer from expressjs --> which is better ?

Thanks in advance.

perhaps this will help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12616153/what-is-express-js — bhb, Mar 10 '14 at 10:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 10 '14 at 10:51

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Expressjs builds on top of http.createServer. I would recommend using expressjs as it's far easier.

answered Mar 10 '14 at 10:51

Petar Vasilev

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '14 at 10:53

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Expressjs wraps and extends http in Node.

However, based on the question, you should be aware that express.createServer() is loooong deprecated.

Express 3.x simply requires server = express()

answered Mar 10 '14 at 10:53

Stephen Wright

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