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The writer recently went back to school to get an AS focused on OOP/Java: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jolieodell

I agree that the author has no idea about client vs. server, but reporters aren't technical, it goes with the territory. I think Prasad lead the discussion to node.js (the author journo wouldn't know to ask) so that they could talk about open sourcing tools, etc. It was a chance to get a message out.

Is it possible also that node.js is providing faster response times on the same number of servers?

I don't think the author has any idea what anything in that article even means.

She's been covering Node for a year or so and even judged a Node Knockout competition.

http://mashable.com/2011/03/10/node-js/

http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/30/dahl-out-mike-drop/

http://nodeknockout.com/judges

Here's an interview she did last year with a Node dev in which she referenced LinkedIn's work with Node for their mobile site.

http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/09/node-js-rackspace/