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Discussion on: 7 Reasons Why Front End Developers Going Full Stack Should Choose Go

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Valentin Radu • Edited

No.

Go is great for web services, there's no need for an article to prove that, but I think most of the frontend developers out there are already familiar with Javascript/Typescript.

I don't feel like there's a specific language web devs should start their backend journey with, that's non-sense, but if there was one: why wouldn't they start with NodeJS, the ecosystem is rich, has a vibrant community and the language + building tools + best practices are very similar, if not the same.

So, why not start with baby steps and focus on the actual new backend topics you have to learn than the language and the platform itself?