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> Higher-QA technologies get outcompeted by lower-QA technologies. While both are still relatively strong, it seems that JS's recent (~8y) surge in popularity
by zbentley 7y ago
> Higher-QA technologies get outcompeted by lower-QA technologies.
While both are still relatively strong, it seems that JS's recent (~8y) surge in popularity over established mainstays like Java may stands counter to that point.
- pjc50 7y agoJS has a unique position in being the only supported language in browsers after Java Applets, Flash, and ActiveX were all killed off (mostly for valid reasons). Given that the frontend has to be written in Javascript, it's tempting to use it for the backend as well.
- xkcd-sucks 7y agoThe software industry is where quality goes to die, if anything the surge in popularity proves the point