Re:I love async, but I can't code like this
by bluesnowmonkey on Saturday January 15, 2011 @12:38PM
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> ... why are we in Javascript at all?
It runs in browsers and on V8, and it can access the CommonJS library ecosystem, and it's a nice language in a lot of other ways.
> This is why the Node.js hype was such a bad idea.
Except that the hype wasn't a bad idea. A lot of programmers are playing with something new and interesting, being exposed to new techniques and philosophies, and creating cool things. That sounds like a good idea to me.
> ... it makes hard things effectively impossible.
It runs in browsers and on V8, and it can access the CommonJS library ecosystem, and it's a nice language in a lot of other ways.
> This is why the Node.js hype was such a bad idea.
Except that the hype wasn't a bad idea. A lot of programmers are playing with something new and interesting, being exposed to new techniques and philosophies, and creating cool things. That sounds like a good idea to me.
> ... it makes hard things effectively impossible.
Seriously? That's hyperbole.