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It's a cool idea, why implement it in a shitty language?

• thegeomaster 12y ago
  Because, sadly, everyone is hopping on the JavaScript bandwagon. But it's not as bad as it seems. There is CoffeeScript which is IMHO a considerably better language, and there is ClojureScript which brings the wonders of Lisps into JS. And for simple webapp logic I can tolerate JavaScript. It's also an uncomfortable but true fact that JavaScript is today one of the most-used languages in the realm of forward-driving forces of tech (that would be the startups). Most GitHub repos are in JS, too. However, the lack of integers will always be my pet peeve, and I really can't imagine how could someone arrive at such a horrible idea.
  • TheZenPsycho 12y ago
    but coffeescript IS exactly javascript with a bad syntax translator. It' not a "considerably better language" it's the same language.
  • fetbaffe 12y ago
    Depending on your use case, you can use Int32Array https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Int32Array https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Int32Array
  • LunaSea 12y ago
    CoffeeScript is just an unreadable JavaScript version with additional bugs and a smaller community.
• fetbaffe 12y ago
  Because almost all the other shitty languages already have projects like this.