No, the OP was correct - other languages have flaws but nowhere near the level of Javascript. You pick on C++ which is a design by committee monstrosity but it is nowhere near as braindead as Javascript. I mean, C++ allows you to include other code! C++ doesn't allow you to redefine the constants of the language. Actually, C++ has constants!
Nope, as much as I like to rail against the sins of C++, it is a paragon of design virtue next to JS. I've been programming for three decades now and JS is the worst language I have ever seen. I use JS a lot in my day job and it has parts I really like (object constants, for example) but really, as a piece of language design it is really the pits.
#define ?
Re:The void of undefined in JavaScript
by PommeDeTerre on Monday July 15, 2013 @08:21AM
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That's not really a C++ construct, as much as it is a hold-over from C, kept around to retain compatibility with existing code.
If you're writing new C++ code, you're in no way forced to use it. You can use constants or inline functions to achieve the same result in almost all cases.
Citation needed. There are tons of languages with huge fucking flaws to blow your code and kick your dog.
PHP and Javascript are relatively harmless (if a little brain damaged). At least you don't get buffer overflows using them.
You think C++ has a better design, for example? People forgot how bad Python used to be, pre 2.4?