Most people are simply value oriented if it comes to programming languages.<p>I worked in many companies that would consider stuff like Java too &quot;enterprisey&quot;.<p>In 2006 most employers said &quot;There is an abundance of PHP coders, why should I switch to something more expensive?!&quot;<p>Now they say this about JavaScript.<p>And devs think &quot;Well, lets learn something to make money with. Since there are some much JavaScript jobs, lets learn it!&quot;<p>I did so myself and made good money.