[yrgulation]

The market may be brimming with js developers, but the bulk of them cant tell the difference between == and ===, cant get grasp the this/bind scope or lack basic understanding of inheritance, polymorphism and composition (the npm registry is full of copy pasted modules with small changes and a new name).

Getting js right is hard. Thus, competition for _skilled_ devs is rather low.

Same goes for php. Writing code full of sql injections, no design patterns, and no scalability is easy. Most php devs are limited to Laravel or Sympfony and have no clue about the language’s inner workings. Doing it right is hard and if you do you will get nice returns.

But i do agree about niche languages. The number of jobs available means nothing. Whats relevant is the (applicants/ number of jobs) formula.