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Stop comparing programming languages (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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Stop comparing programming languages

Python is versatile
JavaScript is powerful
Ruby is elegant
C is essential
C++
Java is robust

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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm honestly not convinced JavaScript is good even for the front-end, because it's intentionally designed to swallow, ignore, and otherwise minimize errors; which is not helpful at all for development of any software. My point is that the only reason JavaScript is dominant in front-end development is that, prior to WASM, it was literally the only option; if that hadn't been the case, I doubt it would have become nearly so widely used.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

i actually agree, but i think its more the issue that modern websites are designed like desktop apps. having a weakly typed and flexible langauage like js is fine when youre only adding a little interactivity to an otherwise mostly functional website.