de-no is a reversal of no-de? =)

[mj2ks]

I’m watching the project with interest and couldn’t help but notice this similarity – is it just a coincidence, or is there a deeper meaning behind it?

Ryan, admit it! 😊

[marvinhagemeister]

It's not a coincidence. We show this line frequently in talks about Deno:

'node'.split('').sort().join('')