Usages of Node.js - What obstacles is it aiming to provide a ramp for?

Question

I\'m trying to get my head around where Node fits in. It\'s niche, so to say... What obstacles is Node aiming to provide a ramp for?

I\'ve read through the examples

Answer 1

well node is suitable for maintaining high amount of open connections (to other nodes, services & etc.) in general.

this should give you insight on its performance compared to others(+ a discussion as bonus): Scale Stack vs node.js vs Twisted vs Eventlet

Node also fits well as shell/terminal scripting language, good example is this: github.com/indexzero/forever

And as javascript @ server-side solution - shrinks the gap between building frontend (html/js) & backend (in current case nodejs) solutions.

You can find this useful too: List of Projects, Applications and Companies Using Nodejs