It is a splitting of the device-specific stuff from the general coordination stuff. So the "core API" as you put it remains in java while letting the device tea

It is a splitting of the device-specific stuff from the general coordination stuff. So the "core API" as you put it remains in java while letting the device teams write their code in node (much of our UI teams are experts in JS already). Hystrix is important and won't be going away any time soon. More info: https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/KatharinaProbst/the-new-netflix-api https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/KatharinaProbst/the-new-ne... Disclaimer: I'm on paternity leave and not on those teams, but we've talked publicly about this stuff recently..