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> By the way, JavaScript does not suck. The depths to which JavaScript sucks are well documented & well understood: http://wiki.theory.org/YourLanguageSucks#Ja
by jhuni 14y ago
> By the way, JavaScript does not suck.
The depths to which JavaScript sucks are well documented & well understood: http://wiki.theory.org/YourLanguageSucks#JavaScript_sucks_because http://wiki.theory.org/YourLanguageSucks#JavaScript_sucks_be...:
- ThePherocity 14y agoWell, being that 'sucks' is subjective, and every language 'sucks' under different scrutiny, then this statement is as useful as "Javascript is a programming language". Useful in almost no contexts, but completely inane and irrelevant when having a discussion on web programming.
- jaekwon 14y agoWell, yes actually. But most of how JavaScript sucks are fixable. The core of how the language works (imperative, prototypical) is great.
- spacemanaki 14y ago> The core of how the language works (imperative, prototypical) is great. Some might disagree with this assertion. I don't think I'd ever put imperative in the pros column for JS, and in any case its imperative nature doesn't really distinguish it from most popular languages.