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"It’s a damn tragedy. I’m not an expert in JavaScript" Hell yea, the valley's full of smart kids who don't know what the hell they're doing with JavaScript an
by startupcto 15y ago
"It’s a damn tragedy. I’m not an expert in JavaScript"
Hell yea, the valley's full of smart kids who don't know what the hell they're doing with JavaScript and thinks they're one hell of a hacker when they discovered that they can do shit with a few lines of JS and trumpeting on the how great NodeJS or whatever the greatest and newest shiny framework out there.
If you don't really understand scoping in JS, please don't use node and hit yourself on your foot and then blog the cool shit out of it.
I'm just saying, no hard feelings. :)
- sirclueless 15y agoI think "a damn tragedy" is a pretty apt description. Well-designed languages shouldn't require reams of experience. Just a little intelligence and a reference for any questions that arise should get you pretty far. I'm sure this guy "really understand[s] scoping in JS", but he still got bitten. The blog post isn't frivolous, its point is that javascript is a minefield. Which is an important lesson. Use JSLint or "use strict" or pay the price.