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by spicyj 3817 days ago
Why would you ever use any language over C/C++? Different abstraction levels, type systems (or lack thereof), ecosystems of libraries, even syntaxes all contribute to a decision in choosing a language.

You might not like JS personally but there are plenty of things to like about it and many other people do.

In practical terms, browsers will support JS forever for backwards compatibility even if all new code is written in WASM.

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Personally I really like JavaScript and I use it many years.