Nathan,
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.
*sigh*
Okay I lied. One more post. Yes, Nathan, that is correct. I don’t believe that.
Feel free to browse software engineer jobs posted by Walmart across the country:
https://careers.walmart.com/results?q=front%20end&page=1&sort=rank&jobSubCategory=0000015a-a576-de75-a9ff-bdfeedc50000&expand=brand,department,type,rate
Keep in mind that node uses JavaScript, along with JavaScript libraries like React (react.js) and JavaScript frameworks like Angular, to build web page UIs. So when you see the required skills listed as JavaScript, React and Angular…those are JavaScript/Node.JS jobs for building the front end UIs of Walmart websites. Also keep in mind what skills you don't see listed when you browse the job listings. (I encourage anyone interested in this discussion to do the same. See for yourself.)
If someone doesn’t believe that Walmart is using node on their front end, despite the numerous online articles one can find about Walmart using node, despite Walmart spending millions of dollars to create their own node.js front-end framework for building web page UIs (called Electrode.io, based on React.js), and despite job listings across the country for front-end software engineers focusing on JavaScript with libraries and frameworks popularly used with node (e.g., React and Angular), then feel free. I’m not the thought police. I’m not always right.
I think we’ll have to agree to disagree.
Thanks,
Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<
http://www.dotfoods.com>
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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<mailto: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<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><http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>>
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