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Javascript is just the new utility knife that all devs have in their pocket now mostly because you don't need to master it to build something with it, but also
by stunt 5y ago
Javascript is just the new utility knife that all devs have in their pocket now mostly because you don't need to master it to build something with it, but also because it's acceptable to write improper JS code.
PHP used to be the utility knife for a while for the same reasons. It was easy to learn, and run it. And it was ok to write bad PHP code. I remember most of the exploits and remote shells were written with PHP because it was the easiest language for hackers to learn.
- Toutouxc 5y agoJS as the utility knife? No thanks, I'll write my quick scripts in a language with an actual useful standard library. That would be Ruby for me, but I also accept Python and maybe dozens of others.
- nicbou 5y agoPython is a much better utility knife in my opinion, because it's used in more domains than just web development, and comes bundled with most operating systems.
- devilduck 5y agopython is Way better than js but js people can't cope with other languages for some reason