+1 I had the same learning moment a couple of years ago. I used to code mainly in Java so when I had to build a frontend, I tried to avoid Javascript and use s

+1 I had the same learning moment a couple of years ago. I used to code mainly in Java so when I had to build a frontend, I tried to avoid Javascript and use some Java framework like GWT, Wicket or even Swing instead. At some point I grew tired of the pitfalls and limitations that I kept running into and decided to bite the bullet and just learn Javascript properly. It was a revelation. TL;DR; Don't stubbornly stick to one language, choose the proper language for the job.