I've been using shopify for the last couple years but now attempting to get into developing apps. 20+ years ago I used Dreamweaver everyday and was very familiar with it, so using Wappler I have some catching up to do. One item that's new is node.js.....what the heck is that? Years ago I developed with php/postgres. Is this something new? Is it irreversible once I start? I'm about to make my first wappler project.
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Before jumping into node, make sure wherever you will host it live supports it.
I have yet to find a good reason to use node other than sockets for live data updates. Even that wasn’t enough for me to make the jump in hosting complexity and costs.
If you can afford node and have the time and resources to spend on learning how to get it published go with node.
If you are already familiar with php, like I am, I’d stick to that. Node just doesn’t offer enough for me to justify the frustration.
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Just another viewpoint. php is relatively old and doesn't have the ecosystem that node has. You'll find many extensions and newer features in node that are not necessarily available in php.
Wappler abstracts most of the need-to-know about either of them, so I would lean towards node/javascript.
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