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What's funny about the JavaScript world is that there are basically two activities that happen: create yet another SPA framework and create yet another "script"
by vinayms 8y ago
What's funny about the JavaScript world is that there are basically two activities that happen: create yet another SPA framework and create yet another "script" suffixed language in which to code and transpile. Nothing is done to JavaScript itself at structural and semantic level. Even the standards seem to focus too much on peripheral aspects such as spread, arrow function etc which are no doubt useful but don't improve the language itself. The language is still as flawed and imperfect as it has always been.
Why don't anyone think of incorporating at least the low hanging fruits for which developers have to migrate to a different language and transpile? What they do add is halfa$$ed, like const. It boggles my mind. I created an experimental framework called JEEP to remedy the sort of things I am ranting about. Jeep has been happening in several iterations since 2015 and before every iteration I checked if the latest standards would make the framework redundant but sadly the need for Jeep only intensified. Finally I posted the 2018 version here on Show and elsewhere and the response was staggering, in that nobody gave a f.ck. I am not bitter, no, really, but just amazed as to what people find interesting and flock to and what they ignore happily. Admittedly, the framework is quite unconventional and needs some reading and experimenting to be done in order to be fully appreciated, leave alone adopt, and it may even be advocating the sort of things that an average JavaScript developer is not interested in, but the sheer lack of even "what the f.ck is this $hit" was astounding. Some stats: collectively there has been over 3500 views but only 2 comments and a handful of likes, stars, upvotes etc. I am sure it will get attention eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later, its been just 10 days yet, but the initial response is something that has made me recaliberate the priority of an average JavaScript developer.