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Why on earth would you use javascript for that? There are way better alternatives out there like Go, Erlang, Kotlin, or any other of the typical backend languag

• migf 3y ago
  Works great for applications where you spend most of the time waiting for a database. The dynamic type system makes it easier to write testable code with less abstraction overhead. Faster to train up junior devs. That said, you * must * set up the codebase with appropriate guard rails or bad things can happen.
  • RamblingCTO 3y ago
    > Works great for applications where you spend most of the time waiting for a database. You mean callback hell? :P > The dynamic type system makes it easier to write testable code with less abstraction overhead. My biggest issue with js/ts is that there's nothing really enforcing good code, unless you decide to adhere to it. Also: npm is utter garbage. > Faster to train up junior devs. I think go is better in that regard, less random happenings. But yeah, in general I get what you mean!