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"JavaScript is unlike other programming languages in that it is the universal scripting language." WTF? How is that even slightly true? C is the universal sc

by worik 4y ago

"JavaScript is unlike other programming languages in that it is the universal scripting language." WTF? How is that even slightly true? C is the universal scripting language, in exactly the same way. Nothing happening in this space makes any sense to me.

numlock86 4y ago
There's interpreters/runtimes for C? At least that's the go-to definition for scripting languages.
- biztos 4y ago
  I think the point was merely that JavaScript is obviously not the "universal scripting language" and claiming it is demonstrates not just hubris but ignorance. That said, I have tons of little one-off utilities I launch with "go run random-thing.go" because I don't care about the second or two it takes to compile, and if C were my everyday language I'm sure I'd have a compile-and-run wrapper handy. At that point, it's effectively a scripting language, right?
  - ascorbic 4y ago
    Which scripting language has a better claim to being universal? JavaScript runs on billions of diverse systems worldwide, both browser, server and CLI.
    - worik 4y ago
      perl python lua scheme bash
      - numlock86 4y ago
        Which browsers support these?
joshxyz 4y ago
try running C in your browser lol