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Same. And I'm still amazed that people loved JS so much they put it on the SERVER too! And now node/npm is everywhere.
by philote 6y ago
Same. And I'm still amazed that people loved JS so much they put it on the SERVER too! And now node/npm is everywhere.
- Scarbutt 6y agoNode has a better runtime than ruby or python, so why not? and you also have TS.
- mhh__ 6y agoThe node runtime is actually pretty quick (It's roughly as fast as an optimizing compiler from 10-15 years ago, give or take, which is fairly impressive), but even TS is still makeup on a wart - you can't escape JS's more bizarre semantics that easily.
- maccard 6y agoI think it's less about loving JS so much, and more about not having any options on the client. If there were any better client options they might have won!
- mhh__ 6y agoI think a huge amount of that success is because JS is cheap to hire, i.e. Node is fast enough so why bother using a good language (cynically). Anecdotally, most people I see who really really love JavaScript are kids who haven't really don't much else.
- qudat 6y agoYikes, what a condescending comment. I’d argue why this comment is beyond misguided but I’d be wasting my time.
- Lio 6y agoServer side javascript was one of its original intended uses. Here's the Netscape Enterprise Server manual from 1998[1]. Sorry I couldn't find an earlier version. 1. https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/816-6410-10/816-6410-10.pdf https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19957-01/816-6410-10/816-6410-10...