Why I switched from Django to Nodejs

or why I'm learning nodejs

from a hobby dev point of view

why django -> nodejs

• have to deal with javascript anyway
• native async support vs non trivial hard-to-grasp-async
• context switching between python and javascript
• scrapings are much faster: async vs sync, puppeteer vs selenium
• seems like there are more resources on web development in js
• creating/activating virtual environment every time vs npm
  • even with the alias: alias project='cd /Users/.../project && source venv/bin/activate'
• faster/auto server reloading vs slow/manual
• got used to javascript: overcame the hurdle of callbacks, brackets

why I want to go back to django

• miss django ORM
• love python
• felt much more productive when using django
• debugging seems straightforward with django
• feels more secure