Originally, the web server was intended to be a very simple program with most of the complications in the browser. Most web app backbends are similar to this w

Originally, the web server was intended to be a very simple program with most of the complications in the browser. Most web app backbends are similar to this where all they do is query a database, cache or other web servers. This type of thing is perfect for node. If you are doing more complex stuff in your backend then go may be more appropriate.