If you only started it in node.js because it's popular, it probably wasn't a good idea to begin with.
Wow. Do you always reply with a baseless assumption? I chose node.js because I am the sole dev on the project and JS is the language I am most productive using, since I've been developing with it for over 10 years.
I was just responding to your "I hope not". If you're using node.js because you're comfortable with it, then it won't make any difference to you whether it's declining or not, right? Sorry if I sounded mean.
It may be declining, but it will always have a niche. For example, I've found that, out of what I've tried, it's the best platform by far to build a websockets backend in. Plus there's always the frontend developers who are far more comfortable with javascript than anything else but may be forced to do some server-side work.
It's novelty is wearing off, and people are finding out that it isn't the magic bullet they thought it was. You should not be using NodeJS for simple CMS websites (I have literally seen people waste 4 months making a simple blog in NodeJS instead of just using something like WordPress or Laravel), but Node does have it's place. It's nice for simple APIs and handling websockets.
At the beginning I really hated js and everything that comes with it. I couldn't stand debugging the code (client-side), but I realized after some time, how easy is to implement some handy solutions, saving time, resources and money. Thumbs up js!
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13 u/200 14 Jun 2015 06:43
I used to love programming in javacscript. Then I learned another language.
3 u/fun_loving_terminal 14 Jun 2015 09:14
Ugh. I hope not. Just started a node based project...
3 u/mofoburrell 14 Jun 2015 13:33
If you only started it in node.js because it's popular, it probably wasn't a good idea to begin with.
Anyway, I never saw what was supposed to be so great about node.js beyond the fact that it let JS developers work on it.
3 u/fun_loving_terminal 14 Jun 2015 22:52
Wow. Do you always reply with a baseless assumption? I chose node.js because I am the sole dev on the project and JS is the language I am most productive using, since I've been developing with it for over 10 years.
3 u/mofoburrell 14 Jun 2015 22:54
I was just responding to your "I hope not". If you're using node.js because you're comfortable with it, then it won't make any difference to you whether it's declining or not, right? Sorry if I sounded mean.
1 u/fun_loving_terminal 14 Jun 2015 23:11
Fair enough.
1 u/diodepain 14 Jun 2015 21:24
It may be declining, but it will always have a niche. For example, I've found that, out of what I've tried, it's the best platform by far to build a websockets backend in. Plus there's always the frontend developers who are far more comfortable with javascript than anything else but may be forced to do some server-side work.
0 u/a_of_s_t 14 Jun 2015 20:36
It's novelty is wearing off, and people are finding out that it isn't the magic bullet they thought it was. You should not be using NodeJS for simple CMS websites (I have literally seen people waste 4 months making a simple blog in NodeJS instead of just using something like WordPress or Laravel), but Node does have it's place. It's nice for simple APIs and handling websockets.
0 u/puag 18 Jun 2015 10:13
At the beginning I really hated js and everything that comes with it. I couldn't stand debugging the code (client-side), but I realized after some time, how easy is to implement some handy solutions, saving time, resources and money. Thumbs up js!
-1 u/mightypork 14 Jun 2015 13:16
I tried it once, won't be coming back.