[mmjaa]

>It is best not to speak with such authority/certainty that C++ is easier to use than Javascript.

Unless of course you have 30+ years of experience in the software business, have kept abreast of all the latest and greatest distractions from proper software engineering practices, have built a few hundred examples of such personally, and have no desire to throw more garbage at the fiery pile. As is my personal case. Node/Javascript are the Visual Basic of the 21st Century - this doesn't mean people haven't been productive with them as technologies, just that they've been productive in spite of them.