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Node vs Go: Which one to choose for Backend development in 2022?

Harshal Suthar on July 29, 2022

What is Node? Node is an eminent JavaScript runtime environment that is often mistaken for a programming language. Node is used to creat...
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Ankush Thakur

In my opinion, Node + TypeScript is so much mental baggage that you're better off using Go. HOWEVER, one shouldn't be blind to market realities. As such, we can "prefer" a technology stack, but we certainly don't get to "choose" one.

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Eljay-Adobe

"It possesses the speed of Python and the benefits of C."

lol

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leob

Yeah that should be kinda the other way around, lol ;)

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Eljay-Adobe

Reminds me of a quip I thought was funny...

Java elegantly combines all the disadvantages of a compiled programming language like C++, with all the disadvantages of a scripting language like Python, and none of the advantages of either.

(Note: I like Java. I like Python. I have a love-hate relationship with C++. For those who are Java fans, substitute C# for Java.)

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leob

I vaguely remember having heard that one before as well haha :)

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Harshal Suthar

I appreciate everyone's thoughts and opinions on the matter. However, as discussed above every language being great in their strengths, also have some weaknesses. This blog just provided a high-level overview of Node vs. GO. Finally, everyone has to choose the finest language that meets their company needs and offers value to their time investment.

Thank you for taking time to read our blog.

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leob

This article kinda obscures the fact that Go really runs rings around Node when it comes to performance (talking about highly scalable network apps) ...

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Jacob Enders

Node is not high performance. It's pretty slow compared to other solutions.

Haven't tried python though....

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leob

Read stories about companies running high scalability networking apps (think REST APIs and sockets and all that), and after converting their codebase from Node to Go they ended up needing one fifth or one tenth of the hardware to run it ...

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Revenity

Now faster with uWebSockets.js.
web-frameworks-benchmark.netlify.a...

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eshimischi • Edited

There is Rust also, way faster than both of node and go all together. Deno, for instance, developed using Rust..

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Ankush Thakur

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

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Harsh Rastogi

Yes, It's really tough compared to node and go.

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Andrew Baisden

One day I want to give Go a try.

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codewander

Elixir + test suite