InterSystems Caché is easily the worst tool I've ever used. A typo in your code often caused the compiler to bork your entire runtime. Not kidding.
Node is almost that bad. Stately as nicely as possible: it's syntactic vinegar for a type hostile flow of control obfuscation framework.
If you have some irrational need to use libuv (callback hell vs actors, CSP, multithreaded NIO, or AIO thread per connection), you're much better off just using 'C'.
A bit flame-baity but I liked your point for the description. Syntactic vinegar was new to me and type hostile felt novel.
Also a good example of how it needs to be okay that some people just don't like Node. While also illistrating that they could also, arguably, be nicer about it ;)
What area do you generally work in? That often influences the view of which tools are suitable.
InterSystems Caché is easily the worst tool I've ever used. A typo in your code often caused the compiler to bork your entire runtime. Not kidding.
Node is almost that bad. Stately as nicely as possible: it's syntactic vinegar for a type hostile flow of control obfuscation framework.
If you have some irrational need to use libuv (callback hell vs actors, CSP, multithreaded NIO, or AIO thread per connection), you're much better off just using 'C'.