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I can agree that familiarity of the basic syntax is a decent strategy to get people over their fear of trying something new (really by making them think it isn'
by sverhagen 1y ago
I can agree that familiarity of the basic syntax is a decent strategy to get people over their fear of trying something new (really by making them think it isn't new at all). But it's also the lowest common denominator, and if understanding of the basic syntax is the only thing you have on offer, oh boy, are you going to meet that wall... real quick.
- creesch 1y agoThere is more to it. Even on different platforms there are a lot of shared APIs and principles. But yes, you still need a further understanding of the context you are now using the language in. Not to mention that you likely still need to do some further learning. But, overall I'd say it still makes it significantly easier for someone to make a switch. Even more so given the current eco system where a front-end dev likely already has node.js installed, is somewhat familiar with npm, etc. Even if we just stick to the syntax, just not having to worry about one such aspect when switching context overall shouldn't be understated as a benefit imho.