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On 11/11/10 6:09 AM, Pete Cordell wrote: > Just wondering... > > If other languages such as Java, C# etc. can be compiled to Javascript, do > people see problems with Javascript being the bytecode of the Internet? I don't, unless everyone hates Lisp. I don't even think compilation to JavaScript is very necessary, though GWT demonstrates it can be usefully done. JavaScript has grown tremendously over the last decade, not just in sprawling reach but also in best practices. It's making a lot of people retire assumptions about object-oriented development that they picked up from Java or C++, and to be honest it's beating out assumptions people picked up from XML with JSON. I'm pretty much shifting to JavaScript completely these days, even looking to Node.js for server-side JavaScript. I'll be using it for small things, but it turns out that JavaScript is also a good fit for scaling up because you can write non-blocking code in it relatively easily. I still do like Ruby and Rails, but while metaprogramming is cool, it's not necessary. Not that you all should drop what you're doing and grab a copy of JavaScript Patterns, but I'm hoping that the JavaScript-bashing will subside. My favorite recent quote: "It used to be that if you programmed in JavaScript, no one took you seriously. Now, if you don't, they won't take you seriously." Good luck in a changing world, -- Simon St.Laurent http://simonstl.com/
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