[dba-Tech] Node.js

Node.js is stinking fast...

How fast you ask. Let's take IIS and Apache and pound at them until they
crash. On identical machines IIS bailed at about 5500 hits ps and Apache at
about 6000 hits ps. Then take Ingnx and it is still running at 8000 hits
ps... Node.js is about 10 to 15 percent faster. The tests given did not
crash the last two webservers.

While all other webservers are thinking, caching and running, Node is just
doing.

So what are the downsides...well have plenty of memory. Just like Chrome on
your desktop it will expand to use memory and CPU cycles. It is a pig, a
very fast pig though... it is slow to do garbage collection. 

Using it is a lot of fun as there is no substitute for pure horsepower.

Now which is the best JavaScript language developer, there are dozens of
great library out but for developing we have CoffeeScript, TrueType and
AngularJS. All have good features. So what is the best one?

Jim