What is Node.js? It's an implementation of the Reactor pattern along with some package management capabilities plus a bit of hype: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

What is Node.js? It's an implementation of the Reactor pattern along with some package management capabilities plus a bit of hype: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactor_pattern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactor_pattern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_package_management_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_package_manage... Both are possible in Python, while leveraging a MUCH better language.