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Re:Douglas Crockford: “We should stop using JavaScript” by keb_ on Monday June 12, 2023 @10:58AM (#36294726)
> Crockford wrote his book "The good parts" that tried to write java in javascript

This is a weird statement because Crockford is known for actively recommending against writing JavaScript like Java, and goes as far as saying JS is best used when you avoid classes and `this`.

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Re:Douglas Crockford: “We should stop using JavaScript” by emodendroket on Monday June 12, 2023 @11:30AM (#36295213)
I think this must be a reaction to his generally conservative, “avoid using these features and write wordier code” views.
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