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Node.js Powers Netflix, LinkedIn Scalability Gains
Netflix cut startup time by 70% after migrating to Node.js, while LinkedIn reduced server count from 30 to 3 under the same traffic. The non-blocking event loop enables efficient handling of high concurrency with lower memory use. These gains apply to I/O-heavy workloads, not CPU-intensive tasks.
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The article correctly highlights Node.js's real-world impact but glosses over its limitations for CPU-bound tasks, which matters for teams evaluating the stack.
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