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This may be an unpopular opinion especially on HN but the fact that you can do this sort of thing in JavaScript is one of the reasons that I am not particularly
by theVirginian 12y ago
This may be an unpopular opinion especially on HN but the fact that you can do this sort of thing in JavaScript is one of the reasons that I am not particularly a fan of the language.
Edit: I was right, it is not a popular opinion and therefore not a valuable one. Let the downvotes rain.
- choward 12y agoThat doesn't make any sense. You can do those sorts of terrible things with any language. There are way better reasons for hating Javascript.
- meowface 12y agoThis can be done in any dynamic language, especially languages that allow `eval` or similar.
- chc 12y agoI think the negative reaction is more due to the fact that it doesn't seem to be a well thought-out opinion. There are all sorts of bad things you can say about JavaScript, but I'm not sure that "It permits code obfuscation" makes sense to include on the list.
- sesqu 12y agoAsking for downvotes won't stop me from giving you one more for the arrogant edit.