Re:Microsoft shoots down Google's Dart
by orthecreedence on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @04:24PM
(#3271806)
It took long enough for people to agree on Javascript and and HTML standard. It works well for most people, most of the time. Dart smells to me of another .NET for web...a framework that works ok, but not spectacularly enough for me to care.
Also, it seems there are a lot of people who don't like Javascript and try to either replace it or compile down to it. I don't understand why. I love Javascript. I think it's terse and powerful. It's a perfect fit for web applications. Sure, there may be a few annoying flaws, but it works well for its intended purposes. Also, add a few libraries, or a real framework like Mootools, and most of the flaws vanish.
Also, if we're going to go around creating systems for creating web apps that compile to javascript, can we PLEASE use languages that allow macros (ie a lisp variant)? Does another C-like language really add anything? (I'm actually asking, not judging)
Also, it seems there are a lot of people who don't like Javascript and try to either replace it or compile down to it. I don't understand why. I love Javascript. I think it's terse and powerful. It's a perfect fit for web applications. Sure, there may be a few annoying flaws, but it works well for its intended purposes. Also, add a few libraries, or a real framework like Mootools, and most of the flaws vanish.
Also, if we're going to go around creating systems for creating web apps that compile to javascript, can we PLEASE use languages that allow macros (ie a lisp variant)? Does another C-like language really add anything? (I'm actually asking, not judging)