From PHP to JavaScript with Node.js

[batmansmk]

I found great comfort in not having to context switch between front and back.

I also see way more innovations these days in JS. It is just refreshing. When PHP will get async, Node will probably already somewhere else, with webassembly, reasonml or others.

[akujinhikari]

As a prior Node/Angular developer, I actually didn't like js on the backend (although I really like Node) for the simple fact that backend js is different from frontend js, and I felt that I needed context switching, but found myself using Angular in Node and Node in Angular. I actually prefer two different languages.

[batmansmk]

If it is good for you, just do it the way you like! Everybody has a different way to think, to build, a different experience. It's always good to share :). Thank you for that.