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I’m a polyglot programmer and I find quite a lot to like about JS. The concurrency model, for one, and also its multi-paradigm nature. I’d choose JS over Java

I’m a polyglot programmer and I find quite a lot to like about JS. The concurrency model, for one, and also its multi-paradigm nature. I’d choose JS over Java for back-end glue code, and JS+HTML+CSS over Java+Swing for front-end UI and app distribution, any day of the week.

mercer 6y ago
Agreed, but to be fair I suspect a polyglot programmer will still choose many other languages, outside of Java, over JavaScript.
- jdlshore 6y ago
  You said, "I don't know any polyglot programmers who would consider javascript better than at least one of the other languages they use, and would [not] ditch js for those if they had the option." Now you do.
  - mercer 6y ago
    Ha, true. Nice to meet you!