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Re:Why I'm skeptical of rewriting JavaScript tools in "faste... by tightbookkeeper on Sunday October 20, 2024 @06:27PM (#41899005)
This is funny to me. Go and zig are built with the Unix shell in mind - the most extensible and modular system around.

The webpack ecosystem on the other hand is it’s own OS.

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Re:Why I'm skeptical of rewriting JavaScript tools in "faste... by dpritchett on Sunday October 20, 2024 @06:57PM (#41899166)
Maybe for some the appeal of JS is in (hopefully) never having to learn Unix?

I’ve heard several folks say that about Kubernetes, but in my experience the *nix core always resurfaces the second things get weird.

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Re:Why I'm skeptical of rewriting JavaScript tools in "faste... by tightbookkeeper on Sunday October 20, 2024 @07:00PM (#41899181)
That certainly can be a benefit. But as we see here it also limits your thinking to that ecosystem.
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