Node literally implemented every Demo complaint except TS which was easy enough. It's part of why Debi is still without significant market share.
* Single file scripting with dependencies
* No node_modules folder
* Typescript built in. You might dismiss it as easy, but it's only easy in the sense that it's not a lot of work if you've done it. It's still a massive faff and paper cut. Whatever the next thing up from a paper cut is. Toe stub?
* Guaranteed type hints.
* A good standard library
All the others are subjective (and wrong :))