Fullstack JavaScript Is the Future
We love Ruby on Rails and Python/Django (we built our successful startups using those two stacks). However, the web industry waits for no developer or technology. The future of web development has moved toward sophisticated, responsive, and dynamic “single page” applications running in the browser. Apps like Gmail, Asana, Trello, Facebook, and Google Maps have redefined what users expect from “Web Applications” and what developers need to deliver. Listening to these industry trends, and after lots of research and conversations with our CTO colleagues at top startups from Y Combinator, we’ve come to the conclusion that fullstack JavaScript is the future of web development. Consequently, it is what we primarily immerse our students in at Fullstack Academy.
Full-stack JavaScript Is the Best Way to Learn Web Development
Not only is fullstack JS where “the puck is moving,” but it’s also the best way to learn how to code. Modern web development requires keeping many different parts of the stack in your mind at the same time. As a student, this is challenging enough. Now imagine that on top of this, each part of the stack requires you to understand and write in a completely different programming language (e.g., Ruby, SQL, and JavaScript). The context switch required by switching back and forth between languages significantly slows down the learning process. Fullstack JavaScript eliminates this problem, as every part of the stack uses one language: JavaScript.
