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		pjmlp 74 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why we migrated from Python to Node.js If scale really mattered they should have rewriten it in Go, Java, C#, Rust.... Or if feeling fancy, Erlang, Elixir.

9rx 73 days ago [–]

They were looking to scale up their marketing reach. Would Go, Java, C#, or Rust have had the same effect?

"Migrated from Python to Rust? That makes sense, I guess. Next".

"Migrated from Python to Javascript? What? That's crazy! I'd better read this."

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