Node.js is the new PHP

Isn't the strength of PHP the easy to learn and easy install on cheap shared hosts and the strong killer apps like wordpress/magento/drupal/etc ?<p>Given the arguments in the article: Isn't Node.js rather the new RubyOnRails ? Rails had similar hype patterns and unclear long term usecases when they launched the blog video. (imho)

"The parallel between PHP and Node.js is evident."<p>Just because you say something doesn't make it true. I found nothing in the article really linking the two other both being used for "web stuff". Everything else was either a design choice or still being evolved (nothing is magically perfect on day one).<p>PHP did something great for web development in a time when most people just wrote static sites. Node.js did something great by allowing people to write high concurrent/websocket apps with ease (or at least bringing this to their attention).

"And I think it's really important to not fall into the trap of the hype using Node.js for everything"<p>Don't worry, I think the lack of the sort of standard library you would find in PHP or Ruby would keep people from considering using Node for "everything." ;)

The title smacks a bit of link bait