yeah, I'm not saying they should have used node. just that their choice of tech did create a barrier to entry. they could have used something like php if they wanted to make it easy for people to get on board and dev.
i'm not sure how much of an influencing factor it was to the project as a whole, but from my own experience I think their choice of using RoR prevented a lot of developers from joining in. compare this: npm install…
yeah, I'm not saying they should have used node. just that their choice of tech did create a barrier to entry. they could have used something like php if they wanted to make it easy for people to get on board and dev.
i'm not sure how much of an influencing factor it was to the project as a whole, but from my own experience I think their choice of using RoR prevented a lot of developers from joining in. compare this: npm install…