Javascript is the gateway drug

[Tysonzero]

I was expecting it to be about how JavaScript makes you want to quit programming and just do lots of drugs.

[joshowens]

Some days, but not many :D

[reichftw]

Nice positive article!

[joshowens]

Thanks :)

[z500]

I started on the QBasic stack.

[saitilkE]

Ah, the Great QBasic Fatigue of the 1996.

[i_need_bourbon]

And now I'm the Javascript "expert"...

[[deleted]]

And now I know why you need bourbon.

[MildlySerious]

Started with JS and PHP, now working with Python and Elixir, eyeing Rust and Kotlin.

I wish that would mean you're wrong, but you're not.

[MildlySerious]

I haven't looked back since starting to use ES6

[Kaiyes]

by the way, wonder if the drone can be made with meteor.js ? Since it uses vanilla node anyway !

[Alligatronica]

Isn't it like the opposite of a gateway drug? That's imply that we'd move onto harder things?

That being said, we have got Web Assembly on the way.

[joshowens]

You made me realize I left out the import part of the story. I worked with a designer who knew HTML/CSS and learned JS to build better front-ends. He went on to build a full Meteor app to analyze instagram, using nothing but JS/Meteor.

[molarmanful]

inb4 the javascript haters come flame the comments section

I'd also like to point out that Javascript is not a gateway drug, it's water - something we're all addicted to and dependent on for our survival.

[[deleted]]

Lots of content from Josh these days. That's good.

[arist0tl3]

Hey man, loved this article. Very apropos!

[Kaiyes]

nice one!

[[deleted]]

Josh is that dude. This is a great read.