Comment by mgkimsal

"Node is easy for one guy to setup a working website. Isn't that a good thing?"

Maybe. Maybe not.

Many people on this forum have had to rescue or rewrite systems that were built in Access. Access is easy for one guy to set up a database. Isn't that a good thing? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Ditto for Excel nightmares.

That said, a prime distinction between Excel/Access and something like Node (and I'd throw Rails in there too, given all the "it's so easy" love it got a few years ago) is open (and open source) and it's easier for the community to work around the issues that come up, release new versions quickly, and fix the bad parts faster than with closed solutions like Excel/Access.

But... just because something is easier to use doesn't mean it's the best tool for all use cases - really nothing is best for all use cases. :)

Haven't done much with Node beyond Hello World stuff - tried to install and use zombie, but couldn't get it to work.