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Re:“Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the soft... by rektide on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:50AM (#15748666)
"However, the way it is used, particularly what I believe to be a misguided attempt to do "full stack development" is really terrible."

I'm not sure what way you believe it is being used?

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Re:“Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the soft... by vikramkrishnan on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @03:15PM (#15751161)
I am referring to the following mental algorithm I see being used by managers and some devs: 1. My front end guy does JS 2. My backend guy costs money 3. Let me remove 2 and get 1 to do both, it is all JS anyway; completely ignoring that the way you build the two is fundamentally different, with different mindsets. Language is just a small part of the equation. The claim that having a single language on FE and BE will save cash is simplistic and misguided. It is like saying since my kitchen utensils are built of stainless steel and aircraft carriers are built of stainless steel, I will get Le Crueset to manufacture my aircraft carriers
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