On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:07:18PM -0700, Joshua M. Clulow wrote: > On 30 October 2017 at 11:42, Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been wondering as to what be the purpose of having Node.js in > > SmartOS. > > I believe it's been there right from the very beginning. > > May I get to know more about it? > > We have built a lot of tools using Node, some of which ship in the > SmartOS platform image. The copy of "node" in the platform is shipped > as part of those tools.
Yes, I noticed that, and then digging up on various notes on the web led me to notice that "node" in a way is quite well integrated with SmartOS. What I wanted to know is why was "node" chosen in the first place. No belittling anyone's intelligence, but, wouldn't the standard UNIX tools used while adhering to the UNIX philosophy have been good enough? While pondering this, I also thought that JSON might be the key reason. Am I right? Thanks, ~Mayuresh ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
