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Re:Why is a Java guy so excited about Node.js and JavaScript? by donlebon on Monday August 27, 2018 @04:41AM (#17850216)
> Both Java and Node.js offer excellent performance, running counter to the myth that JavaScript is slow and therefore Node.js performance must be bad

> Node.js performance is riding the coattails of Google investment in V8 to speed up the Chrome browser

> The intense competition between browsers is making JavaScript more and more powerful every year, benefitting Node.js

Sounds ammmmazing! So JS is really damn fast and on a par with Java, right? But wait, are there any numbers?

https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/#section=data-r16&hw=...

Ouch.

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