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Serious question: Is Node.js still a popular choice for developing webapps? I thought that has stopped being true for a while now.

vnglst 10y ago
Yes, I think even more so now with the Node Foundation and support for all modern JS syntax (ES6 and beyond). It's being used by mayor players (LinkeIn, Netflix, Medium and Uber to name a few) but also smaller companies (from my personal experience as a freelance developer). PS Assuming that by web app you mean "the backend for web apps". Otherwise Node would be used 'just' for the build process, together with Webpack and friends.
- jsynowiec 10y ago
  Don't forget about PayPal! You can find some valuable informations about why Node.js is relevant in this article: http://thenewstack.io/enterprises-embracing-microservices-node-js/ http://thenewstack.io/enterprises-embracing-microservices-no...
debaserab2 10y ago
What would have replaced it?
Scarbutt 10y ago
On the contrary, I would say its popularity is increasing more and more every day.
pyrophane 10y ago
Comments such as this one read to me as a dig at a particular technology the commenter does not like. Sort of a more subtle version of "Oh, I didn't realize people were still using THAT."
- deleted 10y ago
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- elvinyung 10y ago
  I'm sorry -- it was not intended to be condescending. I really haven't heard much about Node.js for some time, and it's actually really hard to figure that out.
devdad 10y ago
My company is almost exclusively using Node for our backends.
rockostrich 10y ago
It's still a popular choice. It's very easy to get a simple API or service up and running in production with node, especially if you don't try and include every new library out there for node projects. Express, Rails, and Flask/Django aren't going anywhere anytime soon since they're accessible frameworks in popular scripting languages.
WayneBro 10y ago
What gave you that impression and where exactly do you get your information?

vnglst 10y ago

Yes, I think even more so now with the Node Foundation and support for all modern JS syntax (ES6 and beyond). It's being used by mayor players (LinkeIn, Netflix, Medium and Uber to name a few) but also smaller companies (from my personal experience as a freelance developer). PS Assuming that by web app you mean "the backend for web apps". Otherwise Node would be used 'just' for the build process, together with Webpack and friends.

jsynowiec 10y ago
Don't forget about PayPal! You can find some valuable informations about why Node.js is relevant in this article: http://thenewstack.io/enterprises-embracing-microservices-node-js/ http://thenewstack.io/enterprises-embracing-microservices-no...

debaserab2 10y ago

What would have replaced it?

Scarbutt 10y ago

On the contrary, I would say its popularity is increasing more and more every day.

pyrophane 10y ago

Comments such as this one read to me as a dig at a particular technology the commenter does not like. Sort of a more subtle version of "Oh, I didn't realize people were still using THAT."

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elvinyung 10y ago
I'm sorry -- it was not intended to be condescending. I really haven't heard much about Node.js for some time, and it's actually really hard to figure that out.

devdad 10y ago

My company is almost exclusively using Node for our backends.

rockostrich 10y ago

It's still a popular choice. It's very easy to get a simple API or service up and running in production with node, especially if you don't try and include every new library out there for node projects. Express, Rails, and Flask/Django aren't going anywhere anytime soon since they're accessible frameworks in popular scripting languages.

WayneBro 10y ago

What gave you that impression and where exactly do you get your information?