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This really only applies if you do 'web scripting', applying some dynamic stuff or AJAX speedups to web pages. Once you start building an actual application (sa
by hesselink 15y ago
This really only applies if you do 'web scripting', applying some dynamic stuff or AJAX speedups to web pages. Once you start building an actual application (say, Gmail sized), the lack of modules, types, versioning, etc. really starts to hurt. Yes, you can implement all of this with either javsacript libraries or server side tools, but that way you lose a lot of the advantages he mentions.
- kombine 15y agoI second every word you say. Modularity in particular is a significant downside of the toolchain.
- astrodust 15y agoI really, really, really want to like JavaScript but I can't. It's just dreadful and bitter. That being said, I hope some meta layer can make it work better while still offering robust debuggability in all browsers.