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Top Reasons to Use Node.js (blog.modulus.io)
4 points by gerrys0 4292 days ago
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>Using Node.js allows you to use the same language on the client, on the server, and in the database. You can keep your data in its native JSON format from browser to disk.

Ok. Now tell me why that's necessarily better.

These are all really, really weak arguments for using Node. It's annoying to see them parroted again--can we do better?