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Re:“Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the soft... by thomasfoster96 on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:50AM (#12343267)
> Nothing about the scenario you speculate about invalidates good discussion about programming languages and I don't know what about the scenario makes you think it does.

I agree - nothing invalidates good discussion on this topic. My point is that trying to decide the best programming language for a particular task (or trying to decide why one programming language is ill-suited) isn't something that always needs a perfectly objective answer.

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Re:“Node.js is one of the worst things to happen to the soft... by 59nadir on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:00AM (#12343334)
> My point is that trying to decide the best programming language for a particular task (or trying to decide why one programming language is ill-suited) isn't something that always needs a perfectly objective answer.

Ok, I hear that. I agree that you have to find a local maximum to settle at in these things. It's about being reasonable and pragmatic, after all.

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