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Ah but there's alot more "front end engineers" who know some javascript in the world than graybeards who know how to write server-side code well. So the busine

• mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
  Who said it needs to be written well? I'd wager that the kids these days making messes in JavaScript could probably manage to do the same in Python or Ruby. Also, heck, this has been going on long enough that this point that some of them may even be starting to have a bit of grey in their beards and recognize a few of these tradeoffs...
  • pwdisswordfish2 6y ago
    Especially since back in the day they made those messes in PHP.
• weare138 6y ago
  I think it also has alot to do with the current zeitgeist in the industry. We have tech heavyweights like Facebook with React and Google with Angular pushing this method of web development which is causing a bandwagon effect. I don't think businesses see it so much as a cost saving measure but think this must be the "right" way to do it because that's what Facebook and Google do. Nobody gets fired for choosing React or Angular. Suddenly there's a huge demand for "front end engineers" so if you're just starting out and want to get your foot in the door as a webdev you're probably going to need to know something like React or Angular. I don't believe it's an issue of younger devs not being able to learn server-side coding but just a lack of demand for it outside of the enterprise.