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> PHP, Python, Java, Ruby... Of these other languages, I would never consider making an operating system with any of them. Node is different.

Sure is. For one, Node is not a language.

It should be.. Zend, Django, Spring, Rails

He's using the respective language names (and Node) as a shorthand for the language & implementation.

Examples:

Ruby = Ruby language + MRI.

Node = JavaScript language + V8 w/ Node implementation.