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So of all the good, far more suitable languages they could use, we're getting it written the flaming pile of trash that is JavaScript? Why though?
>good, far more suitable languages Can you give a simple analysis on what weaknesses JS has that other languages would avoid with no pitfalls of their own?
I wonder how much of global warming is caused by inefficient code written in higher level languages requiring more powerful hardware to run. It might be infinitesimal but still non-zero.
Technically JavaScript is only ~7% slower then C++ to execute. But snipe away at that stats with real data.
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On Windows 10, they will target WinRT on UWP, with Fluent Design UI. Not Electron.
Wrong https://twitter.com/thelarkinn/status/1006761134395834368?s=...
Also see https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/office-365/161295/microsoft-r...
Re: the original tweet JavaScript is a real language now. It's powerful and performant and uses modern paradigms, in addition to its sheer relevance. That said, I am glad I was taught using C++ in college. Not because I plan to ever write an OS or DBMS, but because it taught me valuable lessons about pointers, how memory is managed, how arrays and lists differ, and other computing fundamentals that still inform you w…
This is true, but people like the orginal tweeter often pretend that this learning order is somehow the only "real" way to do things. I don't see why it isn't equally as valid to learn high-level concepts first and then learn the gory details later. I'm confused why there seems to be such a large number of low-level people so stubbornly insisting their order is the right one.
But also - not to stereotype too hard - but low-level people often have that crusty-old-sailor syndrome where they've been doing things the hard way since before these youngun's even first saw code, and if they can manage their own memory for performance then god-dangit everyone else should have to too.
The tweet that the OP is quoting/responding to is interesting: https://mobile.twitter.com/jdgarciauc3m/status/1005768121230... > Tip of the day. > Scripting languages as first programming language for CS bachelors are WRONG. You are not able to write an OS, a DBMS, or even an Office suite with an scripting language. I honestly thought this was a satire tweet. I guess I just don't associate even a CS bachelor's degree…
I very much agree that this is a broken line of argumentation. However, I find the opinion to be correct: Scripting languages might not be a good first programming language for a CS bachelor, where priority is deep learning of programming. I'd also argue that JavaScript would be a bad candidate, as it is a very "unclean" language, being a poor way to teach language/compiler theory. As a first practical programming la…
Please Wasm, save us from this nightmare! And nuke the hipsters from orbit.
Time to apply for a 20M dollar loan to buy a semi supercomputer in order to run skype, slack and office all together. Any remarks on cray supercomputers?
The tweet that the OP is quoting/responding to is interesting: https://mobile.twitter.com/jdgarciauc3m/status/1005768121230... > Tip of the day. > Scripting languages as first programming language for CS bachelors are WRONG. You are not able to write an OS, a DBMS, or even an Office suite with an scripting language. I honestly thought this was a satire tweet. I guess I just don't associate even a CS bachelor's degree…
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If he wanted to make the really mundane point that people don't complain about things they don't use there would be absolutely no reason to bring C++ into it. He could just remark that nobody complains about the bad handling of the Model T anymore because nobody drives it. It's true but why is that relevant or at all interesting? Do we really believe this is the mundane observation Stroustrup is making? No. Stroustru…
Perhaps we should reflect on why people do indeed use his language, warts 'n all? Are you suggesting C or Haskell are without their problems? What is your definition of a "good" language?
Other languages have great ideas in them, but the languages themselves are a mixed bag. Perl, Java, C++. Perl inspired Ruby. Java inspired C#. But we haven't seen a good successor to C++ yet, probably because building a systems language is much more difficult than building an interpreted/scripting language.