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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by pablovidal85 on Thursday January 09, 2014 @06:49AM (#7029928)
While I completely agree with the second part of your comment, you didn't had to throw us your knowledge, skills and experience, it's anecdotal evidence and it weakened your point which was already strong enough.
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by klibertp on Thursday January 09, 2014 @09:04AM (#7030485)
I disagree completely, it's good to know from what position someone is arguing. And it's also interesting to see that someone with similar experience to mine came at completely different conclusion. So thanks nostrademons for the comment. While I disagree with most of what he wrote (I agree only with social factors trumping technical ones)it was still relevant as a whole.
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by pablovidal85 on Monday January 20, 2014 @12:21PM (#7090581)
Well, I think potentially made up (and practically uncheckable) experience and credentials don't make up for a trustworthy position, therefore they are completely unnecessary on a pseudonymous internet forum.
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by 02 on Thursday January 09, 2014 @07:17AM (#7030006)
He was addressing "go learn some more (let's say 5) languages and then come back"
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by pablovidal85 on Monday January 20, 2014 @12:23PM (#7090597)
He could just have said "I did this previously and...".
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