In addition, Node seems to have beneficial performance characteristics when it comes to cold startup time, compared to say Java, which probably helps when it co

In addition, Node seems to have beneficial performance characteristics when it comes to cold startup time, compared to say Java, which probably helps when it comes to pay-only-for-requests functions as a service that aren't always running. https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=679050 https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=679050