But I see your point as being precisely backwards: it's the JS crew who constantly evangelize for their way of doing things, and that way of doing things is completely inappropriate for anyone who isn't already expert.
"Choose your own tools" is advice for experts, and literally nobody else. It smacks of the cowboy attitude, and that attitude is wildly unhelpful to almost anybody doing professional work in software. Frameworks and coding standards exist for a reason: not to be unreasonable strictures, but to provide guidance and sanity in a staggeringly complex field of endeavor.
Many new devs and junior devs are flocking to the JavaScript ecosystem, and it is one of the most troubled and chaotic ecosystems in all of software right now. Anyone who is not a complete JS badass is simply not going to find Node to be even a decent choice for learning best practices pertaining to the larger world of application development. And I feel I'm stating that politely.
So: yet another JavaScript Pro tossing out the "choose your tools like a Pro" advice-morsel is part of the problem, as I see it. I don't want to work with people who toss the kids into the deep end and hope a few can learn to swim real quick. I think people deserve a helping hand and a reasonable set of expectations.
The JavaScript ecosystem has become self-parodying. Anyone who is oblivious to that fact is inherently NOT a trustworthy witness. That is not to say that the whole thing is rotten and worthless, but it IS messy as heck, and refusing to acknowledge that is a sign that one is in denial about some pretty blatant facts.
