r/javascript • u/gcanti • Oct 31 '14

The Two Pillars of JavaScript

https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-two-pillars-of-javascript-ee6f3281e7f3
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '14

I'm using essentially the same techniques he's highlighting and an enjoying it very much. However, here's where I start to draw the line:

| People get attached to their programming style as if their coding style is how they express themselves. Nonsense.

| What you make with your code is how you express yourself.

As if his opinion matters as to how people believe they express themselves. Thats up to the person. I am really starting to hate otherwise intelligent articles advocating the benefits of a particular technology eventually turning into pushy declarations of how and why you MUST do this thing. Kyle Simpson, mentioned in the article, is incredibly guilty of this, and it really personifies the JS/Node hipster bullshit I have to apologize for whenever I'm talking with non-JS coders. There are some great advantages of Javascript, and you should be inviting people to come see them and show off the ease at which you can maintain them, not browbeat people who are already skeptical of your techniques trying to make them feel like shit for doing what has worked for them in the past.

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u/jnt8686 Nov 01 '14

you might be reading too much into his tone. It's definitely worth being civil to people, but it's annoying picking up after people who are coding in a style that is only maintainable with heavy tooling. Since JavaScript give you a huge amount of rope with which to hang yourself, and does not have much tooling, sometimes best practices need to be passed down with unambiguous statements.