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The homogeneity of a JavaScript codebase has a tenth the half-life of an "enterprise" lang/framework. IMO this is because the JavaScript ecosystem is speedrunn
by nick_ 3y ago
The homogeneity of a JavaScript codebase has a tenth the half-life of an "enterprise" lang/framework.
IMO this is because the JavaScript ecosystem is speedrunning the decades of lessons learned by the greater software engineering field.
- makeitrain 3y agoI have been half jokingly saying they’re rewriting php.
- robertoandred 3y agoGood, PHP is an inconsistent intractable pain. Who thought referring to functions by the string value of their name was a good idea?
- ffsm8 3y agoYour pet theory is questionable, as the JavaScript (ecosystem) is one of the oldest that's still wildly used everywhere. The big libs have been pretty stable for the last decade though, even if the ecosystem itself feels quiet messy, likely because there are so many interested parties, each having their own ideas of how it should be. And it's also often the first language for a lot of beginners. ..
- k__ 3y agoUsers of "real programming languages" have peddled this narrative for decades. They are so mature and everything JS is just child's play...
- nick_ 3y agoEek. 1) I use JS/TS every day. 2) There are a great many people who are familiar with multiple languages, their ecosystems & culture, their history, and finally how they compare to each other. To imply that if you are critical of JS, you must be "on the other team", is a false dichotomy.