I don't think node really wants or needs to be the new VB, PHP or Rails. Somebody might build something with node that really competes in that space, but for t

I don't think node really wants or needs to be the new VB, PHP or Rails. Somebody might build something with node that really competes in that space, but for the most part the node community seems to be route around 'opinionated' frameworks and fall behind very very small libraries. I find it a breath of fresh air tbh. There's a constant influx of people who try to turn node/js into what they are used to (be it java, php or rails), but I don't think they are really gaining any traction. Learn to appreciate node for it's strengths, which are actually very difficult to communicate and really takes a level of understanding far beyond 'oh, i can build a blog with this'.