but being able to drop down to Java for performance (when you need it) is a lot easier than writing native V8 modules. There's a node-ffi package, although it

but being able to drop down to Java for performance (when you need it) is a lot easier than writing native V8 modules. There's a node-ffi package, although it has some overhead from the call itself. https://github.com/rbranson/node-ffi https://github.com/rbranson/node-ffi