The latest articles on DEV Community by Artemy Matvienko (@cohaven). https://dev.to/cohaven https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F493629%2F0f8e35a0-b7a6-48dc-930d-4a73c2a4ad06.png https://dev.to/cohaven en Artemy Matvienko Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:58:24 +0000 https://dev.to/cohaven/how-to-professionally-pivot-to-a-different-language-stack-36lj https://dev.to/cohaven/how-to-professionally-pivot-to-a-different-language-stack-36lj <p>I'm currently working as a web developer with a stack that uses PHP for backend, and have been doing so throughout my entire 4 year software career.</p> <p>I've noticed that there is a lot of demand for languages like Python, Javascript (React, Node), and Java, according to various articles. PHP, on the other hand, is rarely chosen for new and exciting large scale projects, or so it sounds. I feel like if I stick with PHP, I'll be stuck maintaining legacy projects or working at a WordPress plugin shop, which doesn't sound exciting to me.</p> <p>I feel like I need to pivot away from PHP and into one of those other languages for the sake of my career development. </p> <p>What should I do to make myself a good candidate for jobs that use a language that I don't have professional experience with?</p> <p>So far I've been working on a course and personal project that use React and Node. I think personal projects are a great way to practice newly learned programming skills, but is it sufficient for successful job applications?</p> discuss career webdev