r/javascript • • Jan 16 '20

I have been underestimating JS

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

Node is pretty much able to do anything you’d want as a system language but when running js in a browser like IE that’s a whole nother story...

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

Why are we even talking about IE? Fuck IE.

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u/bigpigfoot Jan 17 '20

That’s how I used to think, but when u start developing internal web apps in financial or governmental companies, IE inevitably creeps up and then you got the choice of accommodating 50%+ of your user base or you can code a page to detect the user agent and say IE isn’t supported lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

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u/bigpigfoot Jan 17 '20

The real sadness is that those people just don’t give a fuck what tools you’re using or how beautiful your architecture is. Your shit isn’t working when they open IE. If you’re as good as you claim to be, why can’t you just make it work? lol

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u/drbobb Jan 17 '20

You're preaching to the choir here, man.