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I don't know why (maybe someone can explain?) but frontend developers seem very happy to frequently move between languages and frameworks. I don't think that's

by creata 4y ago

I don't know why (maybe someone can explain?) but frontend developers seem very happy to frequently move between languages and frameworks. I don't think that's true for the places where C++ is popular.

fredrikholm 4y ago
C++ is (primarily) used where there aren't any other viable alternatives (other than C). Browser frontends (in general) set not such demands (size, memory, speed guarantees) and its bloat more often comes from things outside of code (images, videos, trackers), so there's freedom to use whatever floats ones boat. Combined with the ever increasing demands on app complexity, frameworks and born left and right. The strong movement into functional programming in this area has also led the way for other languages (SMLs, Lisps) that better fit that model.
zabzonk 4y ago
you would be wrong - i used to be a c++ developer working in finance, and I and my colleagues routinely used at least half a dozen other languages, and frameworks.
- creata 4y ago
  Can you give us some examples?
  - zabzonk 4y ago
    c++, c, java vb, python, js, various stored proc languages, bash scripts were all used on the last project i worked on, along with tibco, reuters, com, corba frameworks. plus certainly stuff i have forgotten.