Re:Anders Hejlsberg: You Can't Maintain Large Programs in Ja...
by jsherer on Monday June 04, 2012 @07:18AM
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> I don't think you could grow to that size codebase with Javascript.
I disagree. Any substantial JavaScript application can reach this size and more. It all depends on the level of abstraction you choose and the functionality frameworks and libraries provide out of the box.
I have written numerous mobile applications in JavaScript and they quickly sprouted to 10-30kloc. The majority of this being API functions to speak with our robust REST API, custom controls extending those provided by the Ext framework, and controller logic.
I disagree. Any substantial JavaScript application can reach this size and more. It all depends on the level of abstraction you choose and the functionality frameworks and libraries provide out of the box.
I have written numerous mobile applications in JavaScript and they quickly sprouted to 10-30kloc. The majority of this being API functions to speak with our robust REST API, custom controls extending those provided by the Ext framework, and controller logic.