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Node.js people: do you actually like Javascript?

• edtechdev 14y ago
  Every language sucks to various degrees, but for what it's worth there are over 100 alternative languages that compile to javascript: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-lang...
  • Locke1689 14y ago
    That's true, but not what I was asking. I can write a compiler from any language to any other language, so I'm not asking if you like other languages, I'm asking if you like Javascript.
• Jare 14y ago
  Javascript is not great and has a few ugly bits (var scoping?), but for such an extremely simple syntax, it's very expressive and supports a nice array of programming paradigms.
  • Locke1689 14y ago
    So, yes? I'm curious: what's your favorite language that's not Javascript?