Why does Javascript have the Reputation of Sucking? A Lot?
March 19th, 2005You know, after having read a fair amount about Javascript as a result of all this Ajax stuff, I have to say I feel sort of conned. Realization du jour: “Oh, Javascript is a language, not a scriptkiddie popup machine.”
I think one reason has to do with its association with web developers instead of “real” developers — people who write desktop applications, you know, in C or something. I freely admit that I have little interest in learning C or C++ or, frankly, any other compiled language. I’ve actually tried a bit of C++, and I hated it. Honestly, what good is learning a compiled language to me, when I can build good enough networked applications with XHTML, CSS, a little server side PHP or Python, and Javascript?
You tell me…
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- Daniel N. @ 4 March 2010