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Applied to a full-stack developer job. Got an full-stack technical assignment but not sure which backend language to use.

Hi guys,

I have applied to my first full-stack developer job and got through the first round. I've got a full-stack assignment which I have to finish by next thursday, but I'm kind of lost on which back-end language to use.I have experience with the following:

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\- Java (with Spring Boot, Thymeleaf and Hibernate)

\- JavaScript (and React)

\- NodeJS

\- HTML & CSS

\- MySQL databases

\- A little bit of MongoDB

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Shortly said, the assignment requires me to write both a front-end and back-end for a fictional company which delivers chemical substances to labs. An employee must be able to plan shipments by truck for these substances, where some substances can't be combined because of various dangers. I'm planning to write the front-end in React, use a MySQL database, but not so sure which language to use for the back-end (NodeJS vs Java). Writing both the front-end and back-end with JS would be convenient, but I would like to hear your opinion about this and what I should take into consideration before choosing one or the other. Thanks in advance!
gpt
It doesn't matter. Write what you are most comfy in. What's more important is you have a reasonable explanation for your choice and what's most important is the quality of your code and your decision making for how you solved the problem.