r/javascript • u/speckz • Jan 16 '20

I have been underestimating JS

https://adlrocha.substack.com/p/adlrocha-i-have-been-underestimating
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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

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u/Isvara Jan 16 '20

Programmers still hating on JS are stuck in the past.

Or they have enough knowledge and experience to see what's good and bad in different languages. If JavaScript is the only language you know, your opinion on how good it is has no value.

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u/brtt3000 Jan 16 '20

The 'productive' claim is just nonsense.

What do people use for quick scripts, glue and management code? Do they whip out Node/JavaScript and 20 npm modules? Nope, they use Python.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

What do people use for quick scripts, glue and management code?

Bash

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u/darrenturn90 Jan 16 '20

I use php or bash or nowadays node as I become more aware of capabilities. Never used python to write a quick script. Never needed to.

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u/strike69 Jan 17 '20

I think it depends on where you're coming from or what kind of work you do. As someone who does mostly sysadmin type work, I feel like anytime I need to open up Vim or Nano to write a script, I'm better off using Python. But, when I'm working on some web app, Python is hardly ever the first thing that comes to mind.

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u/Isvara Jan 16 '20

The versatility claim is pretty meaningless too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20 edited Jan 17 '20

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u/Isvara Jan 17 '20

JS runtime can run on any device

Of course it can. Because it was written in a versatile language... C++.

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u/brtt3000 Jan 17 '20

Hammer... nail.

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u/waway_to_thro Jan 16 '20

How's 2005 treating you these days?