Why JavaScript development is crazy
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Why JavaScript development is crazy
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Re: Why JavaScript development is crazy
#2Web components do a lot to alleviate this problem. You get a basic reusable component model in the browser with no framework, and without requiring first jumping into the world of npm/bower.
The vanilla JS example is barely longer with web components, and will be much easier to understand once it gets even mildly interesting:
class HelloWorld extends HTMLElement {
constructor() {
this.attachShadow().innerHTML = '"Hello, world!"';
}
}
customElements.defineElement('hello-world', HelloWorld);
Re: Why JavaScript development is crazy
#3Besides overengineered apps, problem is that people start learning frameworks and libraries instead of learning how javascript itself works. They are so excited by the new tool/toy that they fail to realize that the same thing can be achieved in much simpler and more efficient way.
Re: Why JavaScript development is crazy
#4Besides overengineered apps, problem is that people start learning frameworks and libraries instead of learning how javascript itself works. They are so excited by the new tool/toy that they fail to realize that the same thing can be achieved in much simpler and more efficient way.
Serious question, do you write JS code professionally? I mean, the more you know about JS the better, I agree, but writing plain is a daunting task, and your bound to get a lot of things wrong.
It's not a well defined language with one authoritative guide like many others, the ecosystem is pretty crazy.
Example of a raw JS ajax call: http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-make-ajax-requests-...
Have you tried doing dom manipulations that is consistent across all browsers?
This is what you would have to do every time you need to select a class:
http://stackoverflow.com/a/3808886/463065
I agree that most devs should know more about JS than blindly rely on every tool, but still, right now, tools are driving web development speed to new standards.
Re: Why JavaScript development is crazy
#5Besides overengineered apps, problem is that people start learning frameworks and libraries instead of learning how javascript itself works. They are so excited by the new tool/toy that they fail to realize that the same thing can be achieved in much simpler and more efficient way.
Serious question, do you write JS code professionally? I mean, the more you know about JS the better, I agree, but writing plain is a daunting task, and your bound to get a lot of things wrong. It's not a well defined language with one authoritative guide like many others, the ecosystem is pretty crazy. Example of a raw JS ajax call: http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-make-ajax-requests-... Have you tried doing…
> do you write JS code professionally?
I'm not.
> the ecosystem is pretty crazy.
I agree. I guess my point is, people should treat js with more respect, it is a powerful language after all. The lack of standards for sure makes it difficult to learn for beginners like me.