[c00p3r]

Good points, thank you!

The problem is that they do not even understand that it is ridiculous to compare someone's hobby-project (actually a bunch of hacks - just read the source) and well-designed (all papers are available) battle-tested and widely used in telecoms (not in browsers) solution. ^_^

So, you're right - "It is Javascript". Same as for Clojure "It is JVM!"

[_urga]

You may be surprised. Hobby projects have a knack for turning out to be more interesting than not.

[c00p3r]

I know. Look at nginx.

It is actually not just a hobby, it was sponsored and actively used by it's author's employer - Rambler.