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This is the main criticism of Javascript on the backend. People didn't have choice on the frontend (and largely still don't unless you transpile), and for some
by ue_ 10y ago
This is the main criticism of Javascript on the backend. People didn't have choice on the frontend (and largely still don't unless you transpile), and for some reason people thought it was a good idea to bring this "language of necessity" to the backend.
There are plenty of better solutions like PHP, Ruby or Perl.
- jamesmp98 10y agoUp until recently, I'd choose Node over PHP
- joeclark77 10y agoI think the reason for bringing JS to the backend is that you have to learn it anyway for the front-end, so why not save developers from having to learn two languages. One language = easier learning curve. At least in theory, it sounds reasonable.