One thing is for sure and everyone here can testify this: 1. JavaScript is not a great language by any standard. 2. JavaScript is the most requested programmin

One thing is for sure and everyone here can testify this: 1. JavaScript is not a great language by any standard. 2. JavaScript is the most requested programming language today (just take a look at job postings!) Going JS is like going for sure, RoR is heavily requested too, but not as much as JS. JS is like the lingua franca of the web and since most people don't even know that there are other protocols except from HTTP, if I was desperately looking for a job as a programmer I would try to learn JS as best as I can.