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One time at a boat show I met sailboat designer Tom Wylie, famous for the Wyliecat, an unusual boat design. I asked him what the theory behind the design was. Was it faster? More efficient? He answered: “less bullshit. more sailing”. Which is to say that it may not be the fastest or best (or maybe it is) but it doesn’t matter, because the point is that there is a lot less work to sail the boat. Easier to reef, easier to tack, etc.

The point of all this is that aside from possible real, excellent uses of node.js I love hacking on it because it delivers the same thing for me. I can throw together a proof of concept really quickly, because there is no bullshit. No server config, no incomprehensible documentation. It uses the same language I use every day at work, so no context switching. If I have an idea I can get it running fast, easily and with less fuss. Less bullshit, more hacking.