Why I’m skeptical of rewriting JavaScript tools in “faster” languages

In the world of Node.js scripts, we don’t get the benefits of the bytecode cache at all. Every time you run a Node script, the entire script has to be parsed and compiled from scratch. This is a big reason for the reported perf wins between JavaScript and non-JavaScript tooling.

JavaScript is just following the - make it work -> make it right -> make it fast phases.

We're now slowly entering the "make it fast" phase.

Read the whole story at https://nolanlawson.com/2024/10/20/why-im-skeptical-of-rewriting-javascript-tools-in-faster-languages/