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by steego 3439 days ago
All of these which are very appropriate for a company who wants to sell hobbyist kits to kids who already know JavaScript, so they can built IoT toys quickly.

I understand your point. These tools aren't appropriate for serious embedded systems, but they're also not meant for them. They're meant for people who want to have fun and want to play with things quickly.