[agius]

I would think just starting out is the perfect time to switch over to Python / Node / whatever... you've got your head around the concepts of MVC, object-oriented programming, etc, but haven't settled into a routine about how to use your particular language and framework. Once you're specialized, switching costs only grow.

Plus, if you hire a bootcamp grad, you're probably going to have to do lots of on-the-job training anyway. Good time to indoctrinate the candidate with the "right" way to do things in your particular codebase.

[famousactress]

Maybe.. I only have the "Worked with one language for a couple years before switching" experience, and not the other. I feel like when I learn other languages having had a strong fundamental in other ones is what makes it possible for me to know what I'm looking for and get up to speed. I worry that switching super early in your learning process would make learning the fundamentals slower, but I'm probably not qualified to say.

All of that said, I think there are plenty of rails shops and if you're from one of these camps you'll likely feel more confident & productive right away and your confidence and ability to ask the right questions will be paramount in your success in a first-coding position I think... so my advice would likely be to still maximize for your current strengths and try to stay in your burgeoning wheelhouse.