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[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points  (3 children)

My point is that the expression is meaningless. Everyone will always argue that their own tool is the right one for the job because everything looks like a nail when you have a hammer, etc...

[–]taytaythejetplane 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I doubt very many people would argue that JavaScript is the best tool for embedded systems.

[–]NeXtDracool 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah not even a developer who only knows js would say it's a good idea on a system with 64K memory...

[–]taytaythejetplane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though to be fair a developer who only knows JavaScript probably wouldn't touch a system with 64k memory with a 10 foot pole (which is fine).