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Javascript is also a very popular back-end language (Node JS)..

• dgb23 4y ago
  Yes, but even there it is typically used for stuff that leans towards front-end. People don't typically write databases and messaging systems in Nodejs. I wonder about specific use cases where stack allocating recursion actually becomes an issue in the JS world.
  • zeven7 4y ago
    People do a lot more in JavaScript than you realize.
    • dgb23 4y ago
      That's what I'm wondering about. When was the last time you blew the stack with JS and what did you try to accomplish? Another commenter said they had problems walking a dependency graph.
      • zeven7 4y ago
        For some examples: People have 3D game engines running in JavaScript. There's a lot of cryptographic work in JavaScript, including but not limited to cryptocurrencies - a lot of groundbreaking stuff from a technological perspective. Full blown emulators, developer tools, virtual machines... the world of JavaScript is way larger than CRUD applications.