Ask HN: Why do you think Node.js is catching on? Let's disregard technical merits. Some questions: 1) what are the sticking points? 2) can you see it becoming legit? 3) is the turf war worth fighting in? 4) how might it break into the mainstream? |
Ask HN: Why do you think Node.js is catching on? Let's disregard technical merits. Some questions: 1) what are the sticking points? 2) can you see it becoming legit? 3) is the turf war worth fighting in? 4) how might it break into the mainstream? |
The ability to create a scalable platform that uses the same language from data storage to UI means developers can focus on being a JS expert without having to spread their time and abilities thin being mediocre in many languages.
1. It's event-driven and javascript.
2. It already is.
3. It shouldn't be a turf war. It isn't for everything. But, I'd rather write in javascript than erlang, scala, haskell, etc. and I'm sure others would be in the same boat.
4. Heroku, etc. are starting to host, so it kind of already is. Any fast, simple web-based service could be a good candidate for node.js.
See: http://debuggable.com/posts/understanding-node-js:4bd98440-4...