Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kelly,

The job that you referenced in your link is for a "user experience"
developer in San Bruno, CA.

Surely you can't believe that San Bruno is the only location that Walmart
has developers and that UX developers are the only types hired by Walmart.

The elephant in the room right now is your ambiguous assertion that Walmart
"quit" Java. No one is questioning that Node is gaining in popularity.

The Job you linked to requires an "Understanding of REST APIs and knowledge
of how to interface with them". That supports my previous assertions that
Walmart's Node developers are invoking REST APIs (written in Java) in a
middle tier.  Alex Grigoryan admitted that during a question and answer
segment of one of his Node.js presentations, then changed the subject.

Do you really believe the Walmart "quit" Java? Most of Walmart's "user
experience" development appears to be done in silicon valley, CA. Try
searching on "walmart java developer".







On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:19 AM, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> You’ll get the last word. This is my last post on this topic.
>
> At the Walmart careers page, you’ll see this:
>
> “Our engineering teams live on the front line of e-commerce innovation.
> We're made up of engineering, UX, product management, along with web and
> technology evangelists, and we're rapidly iterating new products and site
> features at scale. We deliver high performing solutions - from our next gen
> front-end platform (node.js and react.js) to our best-in-class backend
> payments platform which powers web, mobile and API solutions.”
>            https://careers.walmart.com/us/jobs/1020635BR-software-engi
> neer-front-end-san-bruno-ca
>
> Walmart’s next generation **front-end** platform runs on node.js and
> react.js. React.js is a JavaScript library created by Facebook to develop
> highly interactive and responsive web pages using UI components. React.js
> runs inside node.js, and react.js creates web pages that people see in
> their browsers. (BTW – Walmart took react.js and turned it into a framework
> called electrode.io. They are actually using electrode.io, which they
> have made open source.)
>
> Lots of big companies use node successfully. Not just Walmart. So if
> Walmart is the hang-up, then Google searches can easily turn up many large
> companies that successfully use node. Please don’t take my word for it. Do
> the Google searches for yourself and make up your own minds.
>
> Again, people are free to use whatever technology best suits their needs
> and circumstances. There is no one right solution for everybody. I am not a
> node evangelist. I am not even certain that my own shop will use node.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly Cookson
> IT Project Leader
> Dot Foods, Inc.
> 217-773-4486 ext. 12676
> www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>