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NASA Uses Node.js in Space Suits – Director of Software Engineering Confirms

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Re: NASA Uses Node.js in Space Suits – Director of Software Engineering Confirms

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Post by textmode » Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 10:30 PM UTC

TechNewb wrote: post #11

BrutallyHonest wrote: post #5

Why would NASA somehow be invincible to hype?

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.

"Don't blame the langue, blame the programmer."

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?

Re: NASA Uses Node.js in Space Suits – Director of Software Engineering Confirms

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Post by udkl » Tue, Jun 21, 2016, 2:42 AM UTC

danso wrote: post #2

Important addendum: Node is not for real-time safety-critical systems https://mobile.twitter.com/d4rw1n1s7/status/7430105947862507...

lol, someone commented : "A NASA investigation into the death reports that the astronaut was killed by a leak -- not oxygen, but memory."

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