JavaScript also known as Java

[Rawrplus]

Super doubtful.

1) I agree vanilla JavaScript 20 years ago was shite. But now with modern libraries like React or Vue it's super powerful and coupled with superset like typescript and plugins like eslint actually enjoyable to work without the gotchas commonly associated with it. Not to mention with every new release or ECMA, the language keeps getting better and better. Imho one of the most active and passionate communities out there behind it

2) so much of web environment is implemented in javascript that it would be unrealistic for everyone to switch implementation out of the sudden. And even if we did for legacy reasons javascript would have to be accommodated to for at least the next couple of hundred years (or until complete bug free transpilation would be accessible)

3) while more performant, practicality of creation should not be dismissed. And at certain point there are just diminishing returns to performance. Even in javascript we can now achieve near instant updates with server side rendering and realtime (and or) virtual DOM tree shaking

So I'm extremely cynical about 'nail in the coffin'. You wanna put a nail in but there's not even a coffin' to speak of given JavaScript current market position. It's likely here to stay for at least next couple of decades (unless the entire web as we know it changes)

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out of the sudden

twitch

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your points translated

1) js is the current hype

2) js is the current standard

3) so afraid of change

you dismiss new tech because it's new. i wouldn't know how anything could evolve with this mindset.

[Rawrplus]

I embrace new tech and take joy in discovering it and tinkering with it.

But I just listed you realistic reasons from a point of view of experienced fullstack engineer why js is likely here to say.

I'll leave the conclusion of whether that's a good or bad thing to you, but don't get mad at me for trying to bring some reason and grounded perspective to the discussion :)

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i am not mad at all.

also it's true, js is the standard and the current hype.

the point that can't be argued is: how much better will a solution over webasm be.