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You chose a good example showing that JS is not perfect but I think every language has some quirks and needs time and energy to get familiar. Of course such str
by tferris 14y ago
You chose a good example showing that JS is not perfect but I think every language has some quirks and needs time and energy to get familiar. Of course such strange behaviour demotivates beginners and yes JS can be hard but it's still a great language and there so many good parts you didn't mention. Besides, teaching a language is also very hard since the best way to learn a language is practise, practise, practise and having problems: sometimes when I am stuck with a problem for hours or even days, googling, asking on IRC, StackOverflow I gain so much knowledge I wouldn't get in a 2h class.
- mattmanser 14y agoAccusing everyone who avoids javascript that they can't be bothered to learn it is pretty extreme. I personally would choose any other modern language over javascript. ANY. I've learnt it and used it 8 or 9 years now, to me it just sucks. And still no-one knows how to write it well, no-one agrees how to structure it and every 2 years there is a whole new way to write javascript that comes out. I'm beginning to suspect it's because there is no good way to write it.