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I wonder if the results of this research would have been the same if there were other viable options in the web browser. As a software engineer, I view Javascr
by innocentoldguy 11y ago
I wonder if the results of this research would have been the same if there were other viable options in the web browser. As a software engineer, I view Javascript as a necessary evil, which has been thrust upon me by browser manufacturers, rather than an elegant, well-thought-out language that I just cannot wait to use.
Personally, I think Javascript would have died a well-deserved death a long time ago, if it weren't for web browsers.
- actsasbuffoon 11y agoThere are hundreds of compile-to-JavaScript languages: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-langu...
- innocentoldguy 11y agoYep, there is. Personally, I like Elm. It still doesn't get me entirely away from Javascript though.