@cypnk Fully agreed. Thanks for the article link as well-- I've been meaning to read up on this a bit more and this article is just what I was looking for.
When I first heard about server-side JS, I got angry. I've been a professional PHP developer for 12 years, and I fully acknowledge PHP as the worst web-programing language still in active use. Second on that list is JavaScript, and only 2nd because of its primary benefit: use of client side clock cycles. Which SSJS eliminates! \o/
WHY D: