Re:Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
by esrauch on Thursday March 23, 2017 @02:51PM
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Number of machines that can run code written in the language isn't really the best metric for realistic portability. Sure, your toaster might run C and not JS, but it isn't going on run your C anyway.
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Re:Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
by TeMPOraL on Thursday March 23, 2017 @04:29PM
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My browser isn't running my JavaScript, it's running yours. In fact, the capability to run my own code in my own browser is being slowly but systematically removed from the browser.
Re:Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
by esrauch on Friday March 24, 2017 @08:15AM
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When I said "you" I meant "the developer" not "the user": the class of devices that run C and not JS is also a class of devices that generally don't run third party code. If you aren't a hardware manufacturer (or trying to sell middleware to one) the fact the embedded systems run binaries that were programmed in C isn't in any way relevant.