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 ## Platforms
 
-- [Node.js](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs#readme) - JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
+- [Node.js](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs#readme) - Async non-blocking event-driven JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
 - [Frontend Development](https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks#readme)
 - [iOS](https://github.com/vsouza/awesome-ios#readme) - Mobile operating system for Apple phones and tablets.
 - [Android](https://github.com/JStumpp/awesome-android#readme)