Is Node.js still "bleeding-edge"? [closed]

Question

I recently watched the "Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl" video on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_B4LTHi3I), and I really like the look of Node.js. Unfortunately, in that video, Ryan described Node.js as "very much a bleeding-edge technology" (in so many words), and that means it won't suit my purpose in looking at servers/server-side Javascript in the first place - to find a stable, well-supported, open-source technology to use for our server-side purposes.

I'm pretty sure that Node.js's "bleeding-edge" status hasn't change - at least not much - since March, but can anyone confirm this for me? How risky would it be to include Node.js in our design for a large (1000s of nodes), enterprise-wide system?

Thanks! Aaron

Answer 1

In general I would say "yes", but that has not stopped some cutting edge companies from using it production. I don't know of any that are scaling (clustering) to the level you're talking about.

I would say if you're asking here, then it probably isn't for you right now.