title: Is node.js ready for production use?
body: <p>Starting a new project.  It's basically a blogging/commenting system.</p>
  
  <p>We're considering node.js as the back end server. Is node.js ready for this sort of thing or is it too early and experimental?</p>
  
  <p>We need HTTPS and gzip compression - perhaps a front end nginx server could provide this?</p>
  
  <p>What's missing from node.js that would make developing a web app difficult?</p>
  
  <p>From a production ready perspective, we're wondering if it is stable enough for building a commercial app on top of.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>