SELLING NODE.JS TO YOUR COLLEAGUES

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1 SELLING NODE.JS TO YOUR COLLEAGUES 2018

2 Contents About Node.js Developer Productivity DevEx Cost Reduction Performance 2

3 About Node.js

4 Node.js is emerging as a universal development platform for digital transformation with a broad diversity of applications. 10 million Node.js users Nearly 700,000 npm packages (3x Maven) Over 2,000 Contributors 4

5 What is Node.js Node.js is the JavaScript runtime of choice for high-performance, low latency applications, powering everything from enterprise applications, robots, API engines, cloud stacks, IoT, and mobile websites. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight, efficient and highly-performant under extreme load. 5

6 Node.js is supported by the Node.js Foundation. A vendor-neutral non-profit housed by the Linux Foundation. Among other duties, the Foundation ensures the community will always make technical decisions via a community-elected Technical Steering Committee. The Node.js Foundation s mission is to enable widespread adoption and help accelerate development of Node.js and other related modules through an open governance model that encourages participation, technical contribution, and a framework for longterm stewardship by an ecosystem invested in Node.js success 6

7 INDUSTRY LEADERS SUPPORT NODE.JS Node.js Foundation Members Platinum Gold Silver 7

8 Developer Productivity

9 DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY Improving developer productivity is top of mind 9

10 DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY Increasing developer productivity is number #1 benefit cited by Node.js users In the 2018 Node.js Survey, 68% of users said Node.js increased developer productivity. The number goes up to 74% for those who have used Node.js for 2 or more years. Node.js allows us to take advantage of JavaScript on the server side which allows a front-end developer to do server-side programming and orchestration. This is very enticing from a developer productivity standpoint. Claude Jones, Director of Engineering Read the case study We have a lot of amazing JS developers already and [before Node.js] they had been kind of hobbled context switching when writing in another language for the server. Patrick Ritchie, Sr. SW Manager Watch video: A?t=12s The biggest benefit of Node.js is how easy it makes prototyping and launching new features. Especially when you re consuming data through an API. Other languages create a lot of developer overhead. Thomas Hunter, Principal SW Engineer Watch video: m6s 10

11 NODE.JS AND PRODUCTIVITY Node.js makes it easy to implement features end-to-end, reducing context switches and handoffs between frontend, backend and IoT. Prior to replacing Java with Node.js on the server side, the Netflix UI team had to write many things twice and maintain separate toolchains 11

12 Developer Experience

13 DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE Attracting and keeping developers is key for growth and competitiveness A majority of companies say lack of access to software developers is a bigger threat to success than lack of access to capital. 61 percent of C-suite executives believe access to developer SOURCE: The Developer Coefficient, September talent is a threat to the success of their business. Read the Stripe/Harris Poll Report 13

14 DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE Words to describe Node.js 2018 Node.js Foundation Survey respondents used mostly positive adjectives to describe Node.js They particularly like that it is fast, simple, easy, yet powerful and flexible. 62% of all survey respondents said Node.js had improved developer satisfaction. This number increases to 68% among those using Node.js for 2 or more years Word size corresponds to frequency of use 14

15 DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE Condé Nast picks Node.js as talent magnet Publishing powerhouse Condé Nast (The New Yorker, Wired, Vogue, to name a few) replaced legacy Java with Node.js across all brands. In addition to improving efficiencies and CX, Node.js helps attract top, innovative talent to keep the company competitive in a fast-changing market. Read the Condé Nast Case Study 15

16 Cost Reduction

17 COST REDUCTION Node.js helps reduce development costs In the Node.js Foundation Annual Survey, 56% of all users reported that using Node.js decreased costs. 62% of those using Node.js for 2 or more years report reduced development costs as a benefit. We already had an entire team of programmers that knew JavaScript. There was no retraining [time or cost] for them to begin using Node.js. Watch Sarah s Interview 17

18 COST REDUCTION Broad cloud and serverless support for Node.js maximizes choice Cloud Savings with JavaScript Node.js Cloud Support Members 70% Savings Other Clouds Read the Bustle Case Study 18

19 Performance

20 NODE.JS AND PERFORMANCE Under high load (high concurrency), Node.js maintains high throughput and low latency At least three factors underpin Node.js s high performance: 1. The V8 JavaScript engine, upon which Node.js is based, is highly optimized for performance by Google, who continues to invest heavily in advancing V8 s performance. As of 2017, the V8 team considers Node.js and Chrome equally in V8 design and development. 2. Node.js events are lightweight, while threads are heavyweight. Consequently, Node.js is inherently more performant under load than monolithic designs (this article offers a nice recap) 3. Node.js is container-ready, which simplifies the move to cloud and microservices architectures (Richard Rodger, author of The Tao of Microservices, explains) 20

21 NODE.JS AND PERFORMANCE Microservices Performance Node.js (Express) v. Java TM (spring boot) IO Speed 1150 Startup Time (seconds) 13.7 Memory Use (MB) Watch Entire Talk from Node.js Interactive

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