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I agree with a lot of the arguments in the article, but I do feel a very negative opinion about Node.js. I don't believe Node.js is that bad. The 2 points I al
by aespinoza 12y ago
I agree with a lot of the arguments in the article, but I do feel a very negative opinion about Node.js. I don't believe Node.js is that bad.
The 2 points I always hear from Node.js are:
1) Node.js is fast. It is really not that fast. It all depends on what you are comparing it to.
2) It is easy to learn. It is not easy to learn. The difference between browser javascript and V8 javascript are considerable. Not everybody will pick it up as easy as you imagine, specially if you are choosing Node.js to allow frontend devs work on backend code. It is a very different mindset.
I like the idea that is Node.js, but I don't think it is mature enough to take over the backend. I think there are other more mature languages right now that do the job without making programs look like spaghetti code.
I think people should take this article with a grain of salt, and keep getting their hands dirty in Node.js. I think it has a future in the cloud.