> Part of this is that it seems like no one actually "likes" to program in it JavaScript consistently ranks as one of the most loved languages in Stack Overflo

> Part of this is that it seems like no one actually "likes" to program in it JavaScript consistently ranks as one of the most loved languages in Stack Overflow surveys... I find plenty of counter-examples of this point on HN too - engineers who have worked across many different stacks and rank JS/TS as one of the best dev experiences they've had (there is one such comment in this comment tree) Anecdotally, I feel as if pre-ES6 a lot of the complaints you read online were from users of the language. Nowadays, it's as if most of the complaints are from people who don't use it. I think there is something to be said about refusing to learn anything but JS, as knowing different languages can be a boon for an engineer, but I believe it's an excellent tool to have in one's belt nowadays.