Node.js Is Bad Ass Rock Star Tech

gar1t · 294.3K views · 2012-01-23 · 5:26

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Overview

A short satirical sketch in which a Q&A about web servers turns into a profane rant about threads, blocking and non-blocking I/O. It lampoons the hype around Node.js and async programming.

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HN mostly drops it as a joke in async, Node and concurrency threads, and some call it hysterically funny.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2012–2026

Topics

Satire & parody Web development Software (other)

What people said

throwaway81523 · 2021-10 · Recommendation
> What specifically is the problem with asyncio? Watch the very NSFW (lots of swearing) but hysterically funny video "node.js is bad ass rock star tech" on youtube sometime ;). [VIDEO]
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davidw · 2016-10 · Recommendation
If you haven't seen it, you might find this entertaining: [VIDEO] I really wish gar1t would make some new videos, I love them.
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groundzeros2015 · 2026-05 · Reference
I disagree with the premise. I cannot imagine a better latency experience than blocking loop IDEs like VS6. Which inputs are getting latency? The keyboard? The files? > the non blocking nature [VIDEO]
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