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I prefer JavaScript to all the other languages I've learned/worked with (C#, Java, PHP, Python, Lisp, etc). So thanks but no thanks.
by ggregoire 9y ago
I prefer JavaScript to all the other languages I've learned/worked with (C#, Java, PHP, Python, Lisp, etc).
So thanks but no thanks.
- peterashford 9y agoSo, if you are one of the people who doesn't like JS, then... what? Screw you?
- krapp 9y ago> So, if you are one of the people who doesn't like JS, then... what? Screw you? You can "compile" languages to JS and pretend you're not actually using JS, though, or wait for the hot mess that is WASM to maybe settle into something sane. Otherwise, if you want to write code that runs in the browser? Yeah, kind of.
- ggregoire 9y agoWe're not gonna "kill JavaScript" (quoting the article) just cause some people don't like the language.
- peterashford 9y agoI don't think it's a matter of killing JS - that would be rediculous. I don't think it's unreasonable that people should be able to choose the right tools for the job and it's not ok for JS fans to just say that JS is always the right tool
- ASalazarMX 9y agoI prefer ActionScript to all the other languages I've learned/worked with (C#, Java, PHP, Python, Lisp, etc). So thanks but no thanks. Oh, wait...