Yup, having inherited 5yo node.js apps before, I am confident JavaScript, as we know it today, won't dominate. TypeScript? Eh, that has some possibility, but JavaScript is a garbage language that proponents keep pushing because the lowest-end developers are familiar with it. That's not a good thing.
JavaScript is perfectly fine for UI or quick scripts. If you want complex code to change hands many times over 10 years, you will find the lack of compiler to be a liability, not a feature. Entire classes
If you try to use JavaScript the same way you use Java or C#, I can understand why'd you'd think that way. I used to think that way myself before I took the time to actually learn the language. Crockford might help you here. He's far from perfect, but should get you going in the right direction.
If you take the time to actually learn JavaScript, and how to use it properly, you'll find using it liberating. Prototypal OO is far more powerful and expressive than "class"ical OO. Add to that the easy mix of e
called "browsers"?
Or as I call them, the OS within your OS.
Or as I call them, "bloated pieces of s...".
Yup, having inherited 5yo node.js apps before, I am confident JavaScript, as we know it today, won't dominate. TypeScript? Eh, that has some possibility, but JavaScript is a garbage language that proponents keep pushing because the lowest-end developers are familiar with it. That's not a good thing.
JavaScript is perfectly fine for UI or quick scripts. If you want complex code to change hands many times over 10 years, you will find the lack of compiler to be a liability, not a feature. Entire classes
If you try to use JavaScript the same way you use Java or C#, I can understand why'd you'd think that way. I used to think that way myself before I took the time to actually learn the language. Crockford might help you here. He's far from perfect, but should get you going in the right direction.
If you take the time to actually learn JavaScript, and how to use it properly, you'll find using it liberating. Prototypal OO is far more powerful and expressive than "class"ical OO. Add to that the easy mix of e
Number of humans who eat pizza: ~7.9 billion.
Number of insects who eat shit: ~ 5 quintillion.
Clearly, shit is the most popular choice.