Serious Is the MERN stack too saturated?

[lemon21]

Nowadays when i see job postings there's a ton of dudes that apply that know the typical MERN stack, Mongo/Express/React/Node. Even if there's enough demand for it, The quantity of the postulants is really concerning, i already learned enough JS to pick a framework and stick with it to do the frontend, and i also want to learn a back end languaje too.

Im torn if i should learn React or just go with Vue/Angular and for the back better learn Java/spring over Node/Express, but i'm not really sure. Any Web developers thoughts on this?

 

[GrandCurrycel]

I will suggest you to go for golang / java spring as they bit specific but not alien so they command decent salary. Other suggestions will include elixir, groovy, scala and c#. And for frontend flutter seems like sanest choice

 

[El Enemigo]

If you already know Javascript you're pretty much set with reactjs and nodejs

 

[lemon21]

I will suggest you to go for golang / java spring as they bit specific but not alien so they command decent salary. Other suggestions will include elixir, groovy, scala and c#. And for frontend flutter seems like sanest choice

I think i'm waay to lazy to learn other technologies tbh, i'll see what i'll do if i get no jobs with Node

 

[Monke]

Learn programming, not languages

 

[lemon21]

Learn programming, not languages

Good luck getting a job

 

[Monke]

Good luck getting a job

I'm 10 years in my career

 

[NuclearCel]

Good luck getting a job

He is correct. You need to have fundamental understanding of programming concepts. Once you have that, picking up any language is not gonna be a big problem.

Most technical interviews will test your ability to solve problems and are fairly lenient in whichever language you pick.

 

[lemon21]

I'm 10 years in my career

Cool. I'm not sure why you assumed that i don't have knowledge of pseudo-code and data structures.

He is correct. You need to have fundamental understanding of programming concepts. Once you have that, picking up any language is not gonna be a big problem.

Most technical interviews will test your ability to solve problems and are fairly lenient in whichever language you pick.

I don't believe there's any company that will take you only knowing CS concepts nowadays, with the competition there is. Also i don't know why you guys say this when i did not say that i just picked up programming a couple of months ago. I already know the basics of programming in general

 

[Monke]

I don't believe there's any company that will take you only knowing CS concepts nowadays, with the competition there is.

FAANG, they don't give a fuck about your language of choice.

 

[lemon21]

FAANG, they don't give a fuck about your language of choice.

Sigh. Dude put you in my position for a second will you? I don't even have a bachelor's in CS yet. Tell me how in gods name will i even get an interview in FANG.

I can't even get jobs at startups, getting a job at FANG is just a pipedream.

 

[BarrelStuffer]

Idk, every YouTube tutorial uses MERN stack so maybe. I know pern stack which is just Postgres instead of mongo. I have a cs degree to compensate but I’m probably fucked trying to get a job. Everyone seems to know way more than me