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The main reason JavaScript is still "popular", is that you are more or less forced to use it if you are targeting web browsers. And since web developers had to
by bronlund 5y ago
The main reason JavaScript is still "popular", is that you are more or less forced to use it if you are targeting web browsers. And since web developers had to spend a lot of time learning that crap, combined with that whole DevOps culture, they ended up wanting to use JavaScript on the backend as well. Which is such a bad idea it's difficult to explain even.
People are starting to realize that this whole JavaScript ecosystem was a huge mistake. The level of complexity a typical Node framework introduces, compared to the benefits you get from using it, is just silly. A typical web developer doesn't understand this fact and naturally feels stupid when trying to figure this thing out.
Some are moving back to PHP or Ruby, others forward using Go or Elixir or such. Even ASP.NET is simpler to work with than Node and friends, and that is telling a lot.