> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://book.restfulnode.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://book.restfulnode.com/part-1/chapter-1.md).

# Chapter 1: Introduction

In this chapter, we will talk about the rise of REST in the last 15+ years and the problems that came with it. Then, we'll move on to the emergence of Node.js in the last 10+ years and the problems that it came with. Finally, we will explore the (possible) solution(s) to those 2 problems.