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Java didn't go away when the JVM got invokedynamic. JS will be the default language of the web for some time - although it's great that other languages can now

• reitanqild 8y ago
  But Java is an actual well designed language. A bit verbose yes. Lacking generics early on, yes. JavaScript however is in a way similar to PHP and I'd say more dangerous as, unlike PHP it doesn't have a ugly syntax to warn you. I've been working in the JS ecosystem lately and suddenly crazy knowledge from my life as PHP programmer turns out to be useful: - adding statements above a function or a class? No problem: will be run on loading the file just line in PHP. - == not checking if things are equal? Just use === like in PHP Thst said I'm really impressed with the ecosystem. It is just JavaScript the language that needs to be replaced.
  • reitanqild 8y ago
    Multiple downvotes, no correction. I guess that is either the "shoot the messenger strategy" or what I said was so horribly wrong I should have seen it myself. Whoever wonders which one is true can verify for themselves that except for the syntax modern PHP and JavaScript are surprisingly similar: )