I've been programming since the early 2000s and I would say that Node's growth/popularity is unmatched. There are a combination of things that makes that a real

I've been programming since the early 2000s and I would say that Node's growth/popularity is unmatched. There are a combination of things that makes that a reality though: you have JavaScript's growth on the back of what Google shown Ajax could do, then you have Github, then you have Nodejs itself which allowed more people to participate because of the "ease" of JavaScript. From my vantage point, Node is poised to replace Java as the write-once, run anywhere platform. Well, as long as that platform has Webkit running.