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Monitoring Node.js Express Application Performance with AppSignal

As your application scales to serve hundreds, thousands, or even millions of users, understanding its performance becomes essential. Performance monitoring helps you make informed decisions based on data instead of guesswork or user complaints. Imagine users reporting that your app feels"slow". Without proper instrumentation and monitoring, you're left troubleshooting blindly.

The Performance Revolution in JavaScript Tooling

Over the last couple of years, we've witnessed a remarkable shift in the JavaScript ecosystem, as many popular developer tools have been rewritten in systems programming languages like Rust, Go, and Zig. This transition has delivered dramatic performance improvements and other innovations that are reshaping how developers build JavaScript-backed applications.