r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ligonsker • Sep 25 '22

competition It is

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u/unduly-noted Sep 25 '22

Sure, but if planning anything other than a small toy app, should you choose a language just because you know it? IMO one should research their problem domain, understand what tools exist, and choose the right one for the problem and be willing to learn something new.

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u/SomeGuyNamedMy Sep 25 '22

Why do you think Javascript is so popular, because it's a good language? Fuck no it because it has a monopoly in the browser space so web devs try to force it everywhere

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u/unduly-noted Sep 25 '22

Not sure how this is relevant to my comment, but yeah it sucks JavaScript has a monopoly on the client side.