For me, one of the largest benefits is the Web API compatibility. As a frontend dev by day, trying to write services/scripts in Node is constantly frustrating.

For me, one of the largest benefits is the Web API compatibility. As a frontend dev by day, trying to write services/scripts in Node is constantly frustrating. Simple things like base64 encoding or making http requests have me heading off to the documentation and trying to remember "the Node way". The other large part for me is the lack of npm. The npm ecosystem is one of my largest sources of daily frustration. I look forward to ESM everywhere.