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Re:Ask HN: Will front end development ever move away from Ja... by lazerwalker on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:24PM (#13852511)
Are you familiar with Gary Bernhardt's talk "Wat"? (https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat)

I don't think it's that productive to judge a language on the worst features and edge cases that most teams will be able to easily reach consensus on avoiding, as every language will have its bullshit.

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Re:Ask HN: Will front end development ever move away from Ja... by coldtea on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:46PM (#13852650)
>I don't think it's that productive to judge a language on the worst features and edge cases that most teams will be able to easily reach consensus on avoiding

Only those edge cases merely expose functionality that can burn programmers on an everyday basis, like coercion rules.

It's not something that you have to get out of your way to get.

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