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Discussion on: The Right Idea Becomes the Wrong Idea Over Time

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edA‑qa mort‑ora‑y

I'm still happy to hate JavaScript. Despite being everywhere, and being useful, it's a mess of a language. It lacks just about every modern programming feature. It's horribly unsafe. It's still slow. It's bonkers.

Modern JavaScript is a flowery dress covering a mannequin made of trash.

Don't let the old joke die! :)

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zeddotes

What's your preferred language?

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edA‑qa mort‑ora‑y

Depends on purpose. For web server APIs I'd use Python. For anything involving calculations, extended logic, or lots of code I'd use C++. For mobile I'd use Fuse system I worked on -- if it remains an option.

I only ever begrudgingly used JavaScript, TypeScript, etc. because I have no real option.