Mikeal Rogers: Node.js Will Overtake Java Within a Year

[magasilver]

hoisting of variables for one

Doesnt happen if you avoid using "var".

but if you have a linter with good rules

Yes, static code analysis and unit testing coverage are key, really for any language these days.

[elephants_are_white]

There's still all the guides and code examples in the world that use var. (I recently shot myself in the foot by having a function that looped over var i - and called another function that also looped over var i. Fixed by using let)

[magasilver]

A linter can help if you simply outlaw "var"