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Posted Jul 15, 2012 23:32 UTC (Sun) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

I assume you meant "a webserver implented in a language meant to be run by a web browser".

Oh, I don't know if the original purpose of a language is really significant. Java was initially pushed also as a client-side technology (remember the infamous applets?). Perl was initially a scripting language, meant as a replacement for Bash. Lisp was designed as a language to make mathematical computations, and used for artificial intelligence. Python was designed for learning. Ruby was also created as a scripting language. All of these have been used successfully in web servers.

Besides, I think this retooling is kind of cool. When I first saw your message I misread:

and using it for production is kind of.. slick....?"

I don't know about node.js, but the MongoDB console (in JavaScript) is easy to use; JavaScript really shines there, better than in a browser. Nasty browser implementations aside, there is a reason why JavaScript is taking the world by storm.