Node.js' success exposes its weaknesses

Node.js has been a revelation. Initially received as a curiosity, the server-side JavaScript platform has become a juggernaut, in use by tens of thousands of organizations in more than 200 countries, according to the Node.js Foundation. But for some, the Node.js glass remains half-empty, thanks to several frustrating weaknesses.
Take Gavin Vickery, CTO of web app builder Input Logic. Vickery made the switch to Node.js from Python in 2015, mostly for web back ends. But he soon grew dissatisfied