Everyone's saying that JS is bad, it's been proven, big league, the most expert programmers use Oberon-2, and believe me that's what we've got here only the most expert legitimate programmers, getting tired of winning.
Are you serious? Please take a look at this message:
>Wrong. Javascript was designed in a week. The creator admits it's bad. This is universally known by professional programmers, why are people defending this?
That is an opinionated message about a language. I imagine people are taking offense to my opinion, in which case I urge everyone to take a step back and look at the difference between the insulting sarcasm and an extreme opinion. Sometimes circumstance and bias blinds you into taking offense, especially if you're one of those people who only knows javascript.
>Should I not consider myself a professional developer because I don't find JavaScript bad? In fact, there are parts of it I quite like.
This message illustrates exactly what I'm talking about. When did I say any of this? Did I say you're not a professional developer because you don't find javascript bad? No. I said Professional developers find javascript to be really shitty, and it's quite universally known. My mistake, I should have wrote "Many" professional developers, as you seem to mistook it to be "All" professional developers.
Look, there is no denying this fact. A great number of really good developers intensely hate javascript, there's a reason why. I will say this: You are a horrible javascript developer if you do not have the ability to comprehend the bad parts of javascript and why "many" developers find the language so shitty.
> That is an opinionated message about a language.
No. It's a rude, factually incorrect, and just plain obnoxious comment with nothing to recommend it. Are you shocked it was met with ridicule and hostility?
> you seem to mistook it to be "All" professional developers.
That's because you're a bad writer who speaks in (incorrect) absolutes.
> Look, there is no denying this fact.
He said while lots of people deny it.
> A great number of really good developers intensely hate javascript, there's a reason why.
I've never found a really good developer to hate any language. Good developers tend to appreciate languages for their strengths - even if they prefer not to use them or don't like their idioms.
It's often a sign of a very poor developer to get into the kind of crazy language war stuff you're talking about.