Re:JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked
by dao- on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:55AM
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> Does this not basically say that javascript is still being used but people are opting to use transpiled siblings?
It sounds like it. So in the grand scheme I guess JS is still growing, except that it's increasingly not written directly. While it's useful to look at TypeScript & Co. somewhat separately, it makes little sense to treat them as completely separate and conclude that JS is now shrinking.
Re:JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked
by koder2016 on Friday February 19, 2016 @04:14AM
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The ancestor is called WebAssembly. It would be simply crazy to bet one's career on JS now. Pick a solid non-fringe functional language which compiles to LLVM. It will run in browser in 2-3 years.
Re:JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked
by aokyler on Friday February 19, 2016 @06:50PM
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I agree that javascript will be replaced in time, but that article in no way asserts that javascript is declining in favor of WebAssembly. WebAssembly shows promise, but it nowhere even near ready to begin mass adoption.
I have no issue with javascript fading away over time, that's just not what's happening right now.
Re:JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked
by esailija on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:31AM
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Which means you can actually use it in 20-30 years
Re:JavaScript's popularity appears to have peaked
by ktRolster on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:48AM
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Yeah, that's what the author thinks:
people are switching to things like Dart, Coffeescript, and Typescript.
As far as I'm concerned we will still be adhering to all the core language constructs for the most adopted interpreter until a viable ancestor arrives.