r/javascript • u/arcxyz • Mar 09 '15

Things every JavaScript developer should know

http://ilikekillnerds.com/2015/03/things-every-javascript-developer-should-know/
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u/thinkvitamin Mar 09 '15

"Because Node.js is Javascript at its core, the learning curve is non-existent if you already no a little bit of Javascript."

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '15

And bs, the learning curve is non-existent.

Yes, it's still Javascript but it's an entirely different library. That's like saying someone who knows jQuery knows Angular since they're both built on JS.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '15

Also, a completely different context; back-end anything has a different set of concerns from the client side. While the language might be the same more or less as it were, the audience is completely different.

Know your audience.