I'm a huge fan of Node.Js and the direction it is taking. It has become the middleware stack of choice for all my new applications. My new stack is: Nginx / Re

I'm a huge fan of Node.Js and the direction it is taking. It has become the middleware stack of choice for all my new applications. My new stack is: Nginx / Redis / Node.Js / Riak Node.Js has bindings for practically everything, is simple to get up and running, has a very light footprint and is fast (duh) among other things. Pairing javascript programming with data in json format has been a big win. Using Node.Js as a request broker with additional logic for application specifics is such a great way to program in this api centric environment the web and other services seem to be moving in.