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I get that you're making a joke (I think?), but this is hardly useful advice. You may not like Node.js, but it's a pretty useful skill to have given its current
by haswell 10y ago
I get that you're making a joke (I think?), but this is hardly useful advice. You may not like Node.js, but it's a pretty useful skill to have given its current popularity.
I'm more interested in knowing why you'd give this advice to beginners (genuinely curious).
- jasonkostempski 10y agoIs it actually popular beyond whoever jumped on the bandwagon a few years ago?
- elliotec 10y agoThis is a really good question and a really good point. There used to be a list of companies that "use" Node in some capacity, which appears to be removed: https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/wiki/Projects,-Applications,-and-Companies-Using-Node https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/wiki/Projects,-A... The time spent learning and configuring Node seems to have more cons than pros, for most projects, in my own anecdotal experience. Things like Horizon (http://horizon.io/ http://horizon.io/) are changing this for the better. And are doing a really good job of making Node accessible.
- sotojuan 10y agoMight be one of those things that is popular mostly on the coasts. Here in NYC I spent little to no time jobless after I learned Node. Not sure how it is elsewhere.
- mi100hael 10y agoIt (re)enforces bad programming habits due to its (and JavaScript's) inconsistencies. Its async primitives suck. The tooling is an over-engineered clusterfuck. There are many better options out there for learning-purposes or actual real-world implementations.
- Kiro 10y agoYou really must hate Node. What's the story? Why this crusade?