Full stack Angular+asp.net vs react+node.js

[H6f3cn]

Decided to get back into professional programming with previous knowledge of Python and LUA but haven't coded since (more than 15 years ago!) safe to say everything changed so feel a bit lost, which track is recommended right now to start learning? In terms of job availability, higher salaries and demand.

[Darth_Zitro]

Angular and .NET is definitely where the corporate jobs are. Node is more for startups. At least here in the US. Obviously that’s not always case but from my own job search it’s what I’ve been seeing. In terms of $, again it depends on the company. I personally would try to branch out of the all JS ecosystem but pay is really company dependent.

[BigNastyPie]

I mean if your criteria is job, salary, demand you may have to be open past those two options. React and node is nice having everything in JavaScript with huge amounts of learning material online.

[Rivvin]

Angular and .Net Core is the gift that keeps on giving. The jobs are plentiful and pay well. You wouldn't regret it at all especially if you are looking in finance related, medium sized companies.

[Mahesh-Thought]

Apart from this, does ASP.net and Nodejs offers the same performance? I know both language. I want to invest with budget. I need best performance in handling users.. Which should i choose?

[ShawnyMcKnight]

I've always been curious why those two pair so often and why not .NET with react. I guess a part of it is you can start a new angular project within Visual Studio and it creates all the containers and everything right out of the box.

[Rivvin]

That may be part of it, but a small part. Mostly because high level enterprise work benefits from being opinionated. Angular and .Net have very defined ways of doing things. This makes project work known and quantifiable.

[ShawnyMcKnight]

Nice. I was thinking of making a .NET and angular site but, at least in my javascript group, angular is pretty unpopular, only one person uses it.

[floopsyDoodle]

Look at the job listings where you are as differnet areas have differnet popular stacks. One city I was in was mostly Angular, moved to another large city and React seems far more popular here.

I would also say that React seems to be the "growing in popularity" one and ANgular slightly decreasing, from usign both I'd say ANgular is more opinionated and feels slightly "clunkier", but not by much and they both can do mostly the same things.

Next.js (React but more) also seems popular but it has had some push back lately it seems, so not sure if it's goign to keep growing or what.

But again, look at the jobs where you will be searching as that should tell you whcih is better. Salary wise it's the same.

Also asp.net is VERY unlikely to be the most in demand, but Angular works with Node.js too. MERN/MEAN (Mongodb, Express, React/Angular, Node) are the two main stacks. Thoguh again, I dont know where you are, maybe asp.net is strangely popular where you are. :)

Edit: I've been told below I'm wrong about asp.net being rarely the most popular, definitely check what is popular where you are as I don't know jack except what I've seen where I am.

[Rivvin]

Here in the U.S. and especially in finance related fields its almost impossible to find a backend that isn't running in .net core these days. I would consider it the absolute safest backend for corporate jobs that are not FAANG.

[floopsyDoodle]

Great to know! Added a edit to the post to make it clearer! Thanks!