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Nearly no one would use a language incompatible with Chrome or Safari. Just how would Evil Corp solve that? JavaScript spread beyond the browser because it was
by pseudalopex 5y ago
Nearly no one would use a language incompatible with Chrome or Safari. Just how would Evil Corp solve that?
JavaScript spread beyond the browser because it was the only choice in the browser. Want to use the same code in the browser and anywhere else? Want maximally fungible employees? I think those choices don't pay off many times. But JavaScript is the only choice if you do.
Languages have few security vulnerabilities. JavaScript libraries and implementations have had their share.
- sto_hristo 5y agoEvil Corp Inc. doesn't pay me, so i'm going to do their job - they figure it out. Chrome and Safari's existence and usage are not under a mandate by God. If Evil Corp Inc. comes up with the better everything, i'd be the first to try it out and possibly jump ship, because you have to be insane to use shitty tools where there is something far better out there, right?
- pseudalopex 5y agoComputing history is full of examples where compatibility was more important than developer happiness. And competing browser engines aren't allowed on iOS.