> Do we have metrics on that? Anecdotal evidence: I have had several recruiters try to hire me away since I became active in node community. This could mean there is a shortage. It probably means node coders cost more.
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:01 AM, David Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > I would love to convince my new company to build our platform using > Nodejs > > as our server-side language. Node is a possibility for our small team, > but a > > few questions will have to be answered before I can convince everyone > that > > it's worth using: > > > > 1. Would it be harder to hire if we built our apps with Node? (We're a > > startup in the Bay Area.) More specifically: Hiring for people who know > > about or already love Node seems like a nice filter for talent, but is it > > too stringent of a filter? What percentage of the community wants to code > > using Node professionally but isn't right now? Do we have metrics on > that? > > > > 2. What are good examples of complex domains that have been tackled with > > Node web apps and API layers? > > > > 3. What major road blocks have teams discovered at the edges of Node? > > > > What other tips do you have for convincing an employer that the language > > makes good business sense? > > > > Best, > > David > > It would help if you told us what you're building. As with all > technologies, node.js is great for some things and not so great for > other things. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
