I've been learning Node.js for the past several months and building all my pet projects exclusively with it. A couple weeks ago I was offered a job, they knew I was mostly interested in JavaScript, but they dropped one on me in the interview. The condition of me being hired was I had to learn to Golang and would be developing in Go.

I just felt like I was switching rafts midstream if I went that route so I had to say no. When it comes to deciding which is better, being able to find Node.js developers is a huge plus. Also, there is a lot more resources for Node.js which might make development faster in an industry where the first out the gate is often the winner.