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rakan omar
rakan omar
15,066 Points
Posted by rakan omar
rakan omar
15,066 Points

node.js or PHP for back-end programming ?

I'm pretty good with front-end programming and I am very comfortable with JavaScript, I want to start back-end web development but I just can't decide between using node.js or PHP.

  1. Is there anything that can be done with one that can't be done with the other ?
  2. What are the advantages of node over PHP and vice versa (opposite) ?
  3. Which is lower (abstraction) level ?
  4. Which is more efficient (does more with less code) ?

note: please keep all answers factual and objective, NOT opinion-based. Thank you in advance

1 Answer

Gurpeer Duhra
Gurpeer Duhra
4,205 Points
Gurpeer Duhra
Gurpeer Duhra
4,205 Points

Since you have more confident with JavaScript, go with node.js . Do you have any experience with PHP? I don't know.

rakan omar
rakan omar
15,066 Points
rakan omar
rakan omar
15,066 Points

I'm fluent in javascript, i have worked on advanced level front-end projects. And i have no experience in PHP what so ever, but I'm a very fast learner, don't take former experience with the language into account