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Here is some Node.js anti-hype: http://pages.citebite.com/b2x0j8q1megb http://pages.citebite.com/b2x0j8q1megb

• nakkiel 13y ago
  The best part of it: if (typeof my_var !== "undefined" && my_var !== null) { // you idiots put Rasmus Lerdorf to shame }
  • Touche 13y ago
    No one does that any more. if(my_var != null) { }
    • snarkyturtle 13y ago
      Or they just use lodash/underscore which takes care of it for you.
      • Touche 13y ago
        Using a library to avoid typing !=null seems like overkill.
        • snarkyturtle 13y ago
          It's more for handling all those js quirks with equality, though yeah if it's your var, you'll probably be fine with != null (though jshint probably won't like it)
• wcummings 13y ago
  I'm not a huge node fan, but these are some weak criticisms. Not sure "CGI" is really appropriate for all tasks.
  • rdtsc 13y ago
    Proxying probably is. nginx is usually a good front end, Apache is not dead yet and it is very stable with plenty of people that would know how to configure it.
  • bct 13y ago
    > The point is that the HTTP server isn't the same entity doing the application work.
• leoedin 13y ago
  The author's writing style does absolutely nothing for their credibility. I'm inclined to be very distrustful of anything anyone says when their first paragraph includes "butthurt" and "jackass". The author suggests that Ryan Dahl has no idea what he's doing, but all his opening paragraphs certainly don't give me the impression that the author has any idea either. Reading a bit further down the page doesn't change that impression. I'm no fan of javascript, but I'm also no fan of internet tough-guys who think that throwing a few "fucking"s and "butthurt"s into their prose makes them seem like anything other than bullies. The only thing I take away from that criticism of node is that Ted Dziuba is an awful person.