Re:A First Reason React App for JavaScript Developers
by chatmasta on Friday June 23, 2017 @06:40PM
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I don't understand this type of negativity.
It's possible for someone to be an expert in both JavaScript and OCaml. Or any language. The JavaScript language is both approachable and in wide use, attracting not only novices, but experts from many domains.
It seems silly to assume the "JavaScript community" is no more than its lowest common denominator of novice programmers, jumping on bandwagons without any historical context. People are jumping on bandwagons, sure. But every bandwagon needs a driver, who by necessity must be an expert in multiple domains.
The people pushing these trends are not naive to their historical context. They simply see practical benefits worthy of experimentation, and they don't let emotional attachments to their knowledge cloud their judgment.
It's possible for someone to be an expert in both JavaScript and OCaml. Or any language. The JavaScript language is both approachable and in wide use, attracting not only novices, but experts from many domains.
It seems silly to assume the "JavaScript community" is no more than its lowest common denominator of novice programmers, jumping on bandwagons without any historical context. People are jumping on bandwagons, sure. But every bandwagon needs a driver, who by necessity must be an expert in multiple domains.
The people pushing these trends are not naive to their historical context. They simply see practical benefits worthy of experimentation, and they don't let emotional attachments to their knowledge cloud their judgment.