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Joachim Hagege
Joachim Hagege
16,297 Points
Posted by Joachim Hagege
Joachim Hagege
16,297 Points

Node.JS for a marketplace?

Hello guys, I'm in the process of building my startup and I would like it to have a very basic implementation of an ecommerce platform. Do you think Node.JS could be suitable for the back-end part? Or would you advise Django better?

Thank you very much for your help!

2 Answers

J.T. Gralka
J.T. Gralka
20,126 Points
J.T. Gralka
J.T. Gralka
20,126 Points

Joachim Hagege,

Not knowing much about your project, I must admit that that's a tough question to answer. I'm wondering what draws you to Node.js and Django over Ruby on Rails or PHP. All four are fine and dandy platforms, but it boils down to what your technical and software requirements are for the project as well as what your development team is comfortable working with.

J.T. Gralka

Joachim Hagege
Joachim Hagege
16,297 Points
Joachim Hagege
Joachim Hagege
16,297 Points

Thanks a lot for your swift answer! As a matter of fact, we have very little web experience in the team in web development, and are willing to learn whatever is needed, but would like very much to pinpoint the best stack for our startup.

I hear all the time that Node.Js is very great for asynchronous work, but does it mean that other technologies (Django, RoR) would be better for synchronous workflows?

Thanks again for your help :-)