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One of the main reasons for picking JS was that it didn't have a standard library filled with non-async code that would end up slowing apps down if used. Node f
by mcantelon 12y ago
One of the main reasons for picking JS was that it didn't have a standard library filled with non-async code that would end up slowing apps down if used. Node folks were forced to create an ecosystem of modules from scratch and made them async.