---
title: "Node.js: In Go We Trust"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-in-go-we-trust-gltvvya7w
source_url: https://blog.devgenius.io/node-js-in-go-we-trust-7da6395776f2
type: article
source: "Dev Genius"
published: 2021-12-21T01:37:34.045Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:48:02.805Z
tags: ["general-programming", "golang", "javascript", "nodejs", "webassembly"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 94
comments: 9
language: en
---

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# Node.js: In Go We Trust

**[Dev Genius](https://daily.dev/sources/devgenius)** · 4 min read · 94 upvotes · 9 comments

## Summary

Node.js is good for I/O intensive tasks but bad for CPU bound tasks. Golang offers a lot of options to handle such tasks (child processes/cluster, worker threads) Other languages (C, C++, Rust, Golang) can be used as separate Services/Microservices or via WebAssembly scripts.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@shujathkhan** · 2 upvotes

> Numbers say it all. These performance tests and analytics, are exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks.

**@lorezz** · 2 upvotes

> Epic and funny article comparing (  with metaphors) Node.js. Golang, Web assembly

**@manchicken** · 1 upvotes

> This is some really neat glue language stuff here.

**@wapborhan** · 1 upvotes

> node or go choice yours 😊

**@charlesweb** · 0 upvotes

> It is wrongly measured.

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