[aikah]

developers use node to compile whatever version of javascript they are using with a version that will run in most browsers without issues. It's also useful when concatenating and minifying assets. It's called an asset pipeline where you build a release, just like when you compile and package your Java,.NET or Go code before deploying it. Now of course javascript is a dynamic language and should not need all that stuff ... in theory ... but for some reasons developers love complexity. You can design the most simple system the most simple language, developers will find way to add layers of layers of complexity one way or another ... before going back to square one. It's interesting you are talking about Go. right now Go is quite simple, You bet your ass it will look like Java in 10 years just like Javascript is becoming more and more complex with tons of tools, transpilers and what not.