Javascript has been the biggest waste and diversion of programmer talent since computers were invented. Billions of dollars have been wasted trying to fit every square peg there is into a Javascript round hole, and the sh*t still continues.
Even after 20 years Javascript UIs can't match stuff done 20 years ago on native UIs.
Whatever happened to the notion of cost-benefit analysis?
Is there ever going to be some professionalism in the programing profession, if in its current state it can be called a profession?
How much effort is the industry going to put into implementing software on the Javascript/HTML combo which is, has been and will always be under-specified for what programmers want to use them for?
PS. It seems that every other article on HN relates to an attempt to hack some complicated stuff on top of an ill-suited Javascript/HTML combo. Is there some connection here?
Javascript has been the biggest waste and diversion of programmer talent since computers were invented. Billions of dollars have been wasted trying to fit every square peg there is into a Javascript round hole, and the sh*t still continues.
Even after 20 years Javascript UIs can't match stuff done 20 years ago on native UIs.
Whatever happened to the notion of cost-benefit analysis?
Is there ever going to be some professionalism in the programing profession, if in its current state it can be called a profession?
How much effort is the industry going to put into implementing software on the Javascript/HTML combo which is, has been and will always be under-specified for what programmers want to use them for?
PS. It seems that every other article on HN relates to an attempt to hack some complicated stuff on top of an ill-suited Javascript/HTML combo. Is there some connection here?