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Any commentary on "The Birth and Death of Javascript"? https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript https://www.destroyallsoftwar

Any commentary on "The Birth and Death of Javascript"? https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death... As far as I can tell, Javascript the runtime is a juggernaut that there's no stopping. If a platform gets popular tooling fixes itself.

pjmlp 11y ago
Personally, even though I also do have quite some webdev experience, I am wishing that mobile native development wins. But on HN that is a sure way to be downvoted.
- KingMob 11y ago
  I'm personally hoping the future holds some way to blend the openness/interoperability of the web with the performance of native apps. Maybe React Native, maybe web assembly, etc. I hope that pure mobile development doesn't win, because the mobile app ecosystems are way more controlled than desktops/servers, and if everything went Android/iOS, it would be a major loss for freedom.
skybrian 11y ago
It does not fix itself. It gets fixed through a lot of hard work by many people who shouldn't be hidden behind the curtain. But you are right that if a platform is popular enough, it will usually attract people that will do this work.