It’s JavaScript. JavaScript’s anonymous functions and closures is perfect for callback definitions.
Everything everywhere is asynchronous. There are no threads. Everything has been built up from scratch and everything is event driven.
No old baggage. That is, nothing has been carried over from the old synchronous, threaded world. That’s a good thing though a little limiting right now since there aren’t many packages. But that would soon be taken care of. There is a huge community toiling here.
Focus on dealing with data. You don’t have to focus on networks or protocols. Just focus on your data and your flow. Simple?
It’s small.
It’s fast.
It’s easy.
