The only valid question of scale/stability is whether or not it scales/remains stable. I've personally achieved a couple million ARR with unminified, uncompiled

The only valid question of scale/stability is whether or not it scales/remains stable. I've personally achieved a couple million ARR with unminified, uncompiled javascript on the client. Edit:I will grant you that our business is processing-heavy, so the ratio of client JS to backend language is very low.