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I am not sure they are. There was a point where colleges were only teaching Node, as JS was very fashionable. I've reeived applications where the answer to lan

I am not sure they are. There was a point where colleges were only teaching Node, as JS was very fashionable. I've reeived applications where the answer to languages known are: Javascript, TypeScript, React, C++. But, anecdotally, we moved one server to Node during the hype cycle, and that taught us enough to not repeat the mistake. Others in the industry I have contact with (admittedly somewhat of a self-reinforcing circle) feel the same way. Unfortunately, it is harder to find a good PHP dev. EDIT: Actually, in my experience, the pool of PHP devs is smaller, but the average quality is higher.

mywittyname 4y ago
> EDIT: Actually, in my experience, the pool of PHP devs is smaller, but the average quality is higher. I'd venture to guess this is because PHP devs tend to be on the more experienced side anymore. Given the sentiment in online groups about how terrible PHP is, I doubt many younger engineers are opting to learn it at all. I know people that develop in PHP, but they have all been doing it for 10+ years now. For all the love Node/JS gets for having wonderful and well-designed projects, junior programmers still do laughable things with it.