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If there's something developers like to complain about it is JavaScript and JIRA among other things... I agree with the overall thesis but do not like the pres
by tekkk 7y ago
If there's something developers like to complain about it is JavaScript and JIRA among other things...
I agree with the overall thesis but do not like the presentation. The world is run by hacks one uglier than the other. Javascript, despite its faults, had some good parts that let it grow to the size it currently is. Yet I do not know do we need more preaching about that JS is outdated and we should move on, I at least have already shifted my focus to a new more productive language (granted TS isn't that big of a jump). JS to me is legacy, and I am expecting it to be slowly phased-out as soon as better alternatives become available in the form of WASM or by compiling to JS.
But JS had a good run and contrary to a lot of folks who keep complaining about it, I appreciate what it gave us in the form of simple package-manager (npm was revolutionary at the time, and yes it has its faults). All the amazing frameworks and libraries people have put time and thought into (React, Vue etc) which may have not always been the most bug-free, but I see the proliferation of libraries as a good thing - JS ecosystem has always been constantly changing. When the barrier for creating libraries has become so low, it accelerates the adoption and propagation of fantastic new tools that constantly evolve. Sure, I would like to have also the reliability of the more mature ecosystems but what can you do?
I think I have dabbled so long in JS that it doesn't bother me that much anymore. I mean, who can keep questioning why houses look like they do or why cars drive in certain side every day? It just is what it is. I'm busy building stuff so it feels like waste of my time to keep ruminating on these things. And well, I do mainly TS now so it's not that bad.