Node.js vs. PHP – The Workshape Smackdown • Hacker News Board

It is a good good point. Explanation: Each user on our site is able to enter 5 skills/technologies that they want to work with in their next job. Evidently it is quite common for people to list both Node.js and Javascript as 2 of these 5 options.

Re: Node.js vs. PHP – The Workshape Smackdown

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Post by GordyMD » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 10:50 AM UTC

rounce wrote: post #3

1995 was 20 years ago, the same way PHP isn't 30 years old. :)

Typo. Correcting now.

Re: Node.js vs. PHP – The Workshape Smackdown

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Post by ScottCraig » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 10:55 AM UTC

Fascinating. Would be interesting to know the age distribution of the two groups. It seems probable that the root of the schism is generational rather than philosophical.

Re: Node.js vs. PHP – The Workshape Smackdown

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Post by themullet » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 11:08 AM UTC

really similar shapes, guess really both are web site languages

Re: Node.js vs. PHP – The Workshape Smackdown

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Post by GordyMD » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 11:16 AM UTC

ScottCraig wrote: post #6

Fascinating. Would be interesting to know the age distribution of the two groups. It seems probable that the root of the schism is generational rather than philosophical.

We don't currently collect this information unfortunately.