The reason why it seems like a really bad thing in this case: many top contributors left node over some core principles. But I agree with the article, when you

The reason why it seems like a really bad thing in this case: many top contributors left node over some core principles. But I agree with the article, when you read deeper into the comments and commits, it's not virulent in the record (though I'm sure tempers flared). That being said, I'm just a lowly web dev and barely understand what's going on under the hood.