This is a common misconception. Javascript, and the web as a whole, have one of the lowest barriers to entry. You don't need to learn how to use a shell, instal

This is a common misconception. Javascript, and the web as a whole, have one of the lowest barriers to entry. You don't need to learn how to use a shell, install a programming language, or anything. You can literally open the developer tools in a browser you already have installed and try playing around with programming. When it comes time to ship, your users already have the runtime ready to go. This low barrier to entry means that many people who are new to software development end up choosing it. Some of these go on to become serious software developers, some learn enough to make a small career in a niche without picking up the skills of a generalist developer, and some keep it as a hobby. There are quite a few people that fall in those last two camps, but there's nothing inherently wrong with that. I'm a fairly seasoned developer with experience shipping things written in Java, Scala, Ruby, Python, Perl, and JavaScript/TypeScript to large and high traffic systems and services. The tooling and developer experience of working with TypeScript is still the most pleasant I've interacted with. On the UI side, it isn't even close.