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Re:When Node.js is the wrong tool for the job by TAForObvReasons on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:20AM (#13337491)
> It's an incredibly fast and robust language with a vibrant ecosystem

You will find support for the most random and amazing things in JS. It is truly mindblowing.

I recently had a client request to run a process involving extracting data from an Excel file. Originally wrote it in python using openpyxl http://openpyxl.readthedocs.io/en/default/, then it turned out the client also needed XLSB support. openpyxl and xlrd don't support XLSB, but the only thing that did work was a JS library http://oss.sheetjs.com/js-xlsx/ and node module

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Re:When Node.js is the wrong tool for the job by overcast on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:30AM (#13337603)
Yes, it's pretty much bananas. There is SO MUCH work being put into the ecosystem, that there really isn't much you can't do at this point. There is a node module for EVERYTHING. For all of JS's warts, it's fantastic to deal with.
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