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Wonder what its effect on the popularity of Javascript will be, given that it can be used as a compilation target for pretty much any language (?).
by GenericsMotors 8y ago
Wonder what its effect on the popularity of Javascript will be, given that it can be used as a compilation target for pretty much any language (?).
- steveklabnik 8y agoI'd look to the server side; JavaScript is still quite popular there even though you can use any language.
- GenericsMotors 8y agoIsn't that just a side effect of frontend devs being able to use their existing JS knowledge serverside? I'd expect the reverse to happen as well to some degree since currently backend devs are somewhat "forced" to take on JS if they want to do any frontend work. Or does that seem less likely to you?
- steveklabnik 8y agoBy that logic, they will also stick to JS instead of using WebAssembly. So, same result. I think the “backend dev migrates” case is less likely, in a purely math sense. The number of backend devs forced to do front end is smaller than the number of frontend devs.