Vert.x: Why the JVM May Put Node.js on the Ropes</table> ## An Argument for Hybrid Concurrency Node.js takes the position of only using asynchronous IO. The pseudo-code below contrasts an asynchronous implementation with a hybrid implementation. Take a quick gander at it, we'll compare and contrast below. # Pure Async messages_counter = 0 on_receive = fn (msg, connection) { msg_num = messages_counter messages_counter += 1 db.write({m: msg, cnt:
