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> How many node developers are going to fire up an alternative operating system and learn a new debugger to be able to find a memory leak? I don't think this i
by gnode 7y ago
> How many node developers are going to fire up an alternative operating system and learn a new debugger to be able to find a memory leak?
I don't think this is much of a barrier, especially when "fire up" means: run a VM instance. Using various VMs and/or containers for development is already a common workflow.
I think the unfamiliarity of Illumos for most developers would be more of a barrier.