Is Node.js ready for business critical applications?

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Abdel Raoof picture Abdel Raoof · Jan 24, 2012 · Viewed 7.9k times · Source

I was just reading More proof that enterprises love Node.js and wondering:

Should enterprise consider using nodejs for business critical applications?

It seems cloud computing companies like Joyent are fully on to it. Even Microsoft have started supporting nodejs on their Azure platform. I would like to know how seriously should we consider nodejs for enterprise application? Is it ready for mission critical applications?

Answer

Rishav Rastogi picture Rishav Rastogi · Jan 24, 2012

Hell Yeah!!.. Understanding what Node.js is very important tho. A lot of large companies are already making a move towards using Node.js in many different ways

Other Examples

Linkedin - http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/16/linkedin-node/

Yahoo - http://developer.yahoo.com/blogs/ydn/posts/2011/11/yahoo-announces-cocktails-%E2%80%93-shaken-not-stirred/

Ebay - http://www.ebaytechblog.com/2011/11/30/announcing-ql-io/

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