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"don't exist in languages that aren't built on a marsh" Sure. Last time I checked, JavaScript is the language that actually powers the web. If you can get a la
by rty32 2y ago
"don't exist in languages that aren't built on a marsh"
Sure. Last time I checked, JavaScript is the language that actually powers the web. If you can get a language that isn't built on a marsh along with all the libraries to run the web, I'll switch in a second.
In other words, the criticism is simply irrelevant. If it works, it works. We don't talk about technologies that don't exist.
- skitter 2y agoWe do in fact talk about technologies that don't exist. Creating new technologies would be rather difficult otherwise.
- foota 2y agoWhen they don't have to interface with JS apis (e.g., for the DOM) this is true for libraries in other languages built for WASM.
- lolinder 2y agoNot run on the web, "to run the web". Maybe someday WASM will be complete enough to actually run the web, but JavaScript is what we have right now and it's done a pretty okay job so far.