At least it isn't VB.
Ask HN: Should I Be Ashamed to Love JavaScript?
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#13You should use the tools that work for you, and not be ashamed of that. Getting caught up in "X is cooler than Y" "X said that Y is better than Z for everything" etc. is counterproductive. Other people's opinions won't (necessarily) be right for you.
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#14As long as it isn't PHP you should be ok...
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#15> It's inefficient, messy, not typechecked, full of beginners...
Well PHP is worth on those stuff..
As long as you can make stuff happen with it, I guess that's fine..
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#16Javascript, my friend, is like english: Easy to learn, Hard to master. Don't be ashamed only if you are good at it.
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#17No, you should not. If you have mastered the tools you are using then you should be proud of your ability and your ability to get things done. Languages get laughed at over time and JavaScript is no exception. It's also amazingly popular. Personally, I regularly use Perl for small jobs, that's a language that gets ridiculed but I'm super fluent in it. I also write things in C, C++, Go, ...
The only reason to be ashamed would be if you only program in JavaScript and can't imagine ever using anything else. Learn many languages, master some, use different languages for different problems.
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#18You do you. Don't give a f*ck about what others think. Every programming language has its pros and cons and all of them are beautiful in its own way.
Even brainfuck is beautiful, maybe is not productive, but its unique.
Don't waste your time worrying about that even if there is not market, if you really like a language you will find a job if thats what you want.
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#19I love it too. To me, Javascript is like my phone camera. Sure, DSLRs take better pictures but the best camera is the one that's always with me, and that's Javascript.
I like that analogy.
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#20I love JavaScript. A good craftsman never blames his tools.