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Isn’t JS one of the most popular languages? It has a monopoly in the browser so that and C++ already has the most impact on users. Hard to see how it can become

Isn’t JS one of the most popular languages? It has a monopoly in the browser so that and C++ already has the most impact on users. Hard to see how it can become more popular.

arcticfox 7y ago
The server-side of things can start eating away at other languages. Node.JS is obviously already very popular but it can still grow massively. I for one have started running TypeScript on my servers whenever I can, I love it. There's still room for improvement though.
- lioeters 7y ago
  > running TypeScript on my servers I'm curious, do you mean compiling to JS and running it on the servers? Because I would love for the runtime itself to run TypeScript, something like Deno [0] but (maybe in the future) as mature as Node.js. [0] https://deno.land/ https://deno.land/
saagarjha 7y ago
> It has a monopoly in the browser Well, there’s WebAssembly…
Ensorceled 7y ago
That's what I mean: Python and JS are jockeying for position as the hot language right now.