There's probably a language skill experience aspect that the author neglects.
Tiobe puts JavaScript at #7 and Rust on #40.
Though C++ is #3 I'd have a hard time believing there's a mass of professional C++ programmers building web applications. I also wonder if there is a maturity difference between the C++ pool of talent and JavaScript pool.
Nodejs is oriented toward the web and probably more quickly accessible to new developers than C++.
Tiobe puts JavaScript at #7 and Rust on #40.
Though C++ is #3 I'd have a hard time believing there's a mass of professional C++ programmers building web applications. I also wonder if there is a maturity difference between the C++ pool of talent and JavaScript pool.
Nodejs is oriented toward the web and probably more quickly accessible to new developers than C++.
https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/