Re:Ask HN: Should I switch from PHP to NodeJS?
by workhere-io on Monday January 20, 2014 @05:05PM
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Unless you have a job offer that specifically requires you to use Node.js, it's not really a question of "switching" - it's more a question of adding Node.js to the list of frameworks you know.
As far as jobs go, outside of Silicon Valley it seems that there is still a huge market for PHP programmers, and those Drupal/Joomla/Magento/WordPress sites aren't going away any time soon.
I'd also recommend Python, which many PHP programmers instantly like. Getting started with Flask (http://flask.pocoo.org/) should be fairly easy. Several big sites like Instagram and Pinterest are powered by Python.
As far as jobs go, outside of Silicon Valley it seems that there is still a huge market for PHP programmers, and those Drupal/Joomla/Magento/WordPress sites aren't going away any time soon.
I'd also recommend Python, which many PHP programmers instantly like. Getting started with Flask (http://flask.pocoo.org/) should be fairly easy. Several big sites like Instagram and Pinterest are powered by Python.