> ... why are we in Javascript at all? It runs in browsers and on V8, and it can access the CommonJS library ecosystem, and it's a nice language in a lot of ot

> ... why are we in Javascript at all? It runs in browsers and on V8, and it can access the CommonJS library ecosystem, and it's a nice language in a lot of other ways. > This is why the Node.js hype was such a bad idea. Except that the hype wasn't a bad idea. A lot of programmers are playing with something new and interesting, being exposed to new techniques and philosophies, and creating cool things. That sounds like a good idea to me. > ... it makes hard things effectively impossible. Seriously? That's hyperbole.