There's a whole bunch of space system support software that isn't hard scientific code (which is handled by a totally different team), but rather for specific management-related tasks. This code is written in all the web technologies and frameworks one would expect.
Edit: I'm wondering about the downvotes, since I've actually written such software.
Forth code ran on the Rosetta lander's space qualified, radiation hardened, 16-bit Harris RTX2010 processor. The OS could even be changed via the radio link by writing new code to EEPROM [1].
Reverse hype is hype. Node is a high level language that is quite good. It might not be as fast as go or c, but it doesn't need to be to be useful. Don't blame the langue, blame the programmer.
There is research behind this, not sure why the down vote.
Although considering the comment being replied is a throw away account, I imagine that person is also a moderator who doesn't like debate to their troll comment.
People call the language "node" because they're ashamed to admit they're just writing javascript, since javascript has such a horrid reputation for amateur, poorly-performant bloatware.
This is also just troll. An engineer looks at a tool, as it is. Sometimes a plastic screw may be better than a steel one. Look at any tool as it is, not as a religion.
I'm not trolling. You think people are immune to stigma just because they work in tech?
Tools are rarely chosen purely on their merits. Look no further than the Black&Decker vs DeWalt thing back in the early aughts. Literally the same tool but with a yellow, "construction-y" motif? Much better reputation for being durable.
People didn't buy Black & Decker because they didn't want to be looked down upon for using pleb-tier tools.
I'm saying there are use cases for node. Maybe not as ideal of core infrastructure where scalability and latency are of the most important. But there may be use cases where a new engineer could contribute faster, cleaner, and more effectively with node. An amazing engineer with node, can do far greater things than a mediocre engineer in golang, or what ever the fashion language of the year is. Node has its place, and should be respected.
Would you mind repeating this the next time HN front page contains more stories and comments (hype?) about how C language is the cause for poor software quality?
> Just to be clear Node.js does not run IN a spacesuit. It does however support spacesuit operations, processing, logistics, etc...
(source: https://twitter.com/CollinEstes/status/741994459349417984)