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by monocasa 3019 days ago
Because frontend devs migrated to the backend and didn't want to learn a better language.
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always_good 3019 days ago
Suggesting tha Node is only used by lazy front-end developers does nothing but show how condescending and uncharitable you are towards other people who picked different trade-offs than you.
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Kutta 3019 days ago
Not wanting to learn a different language is a justifiable preference. Software is full of cost/benefit questions like that. Believing true things also doesn't make you uncharitable.
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eropple 3019 days ago
And those of us who went to it from those ostensibly "better" languages...?

Go on. Say we're "wrong". I could use a chuckle. :)

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pjmlp 3019 days ago
What about, we need to pimp up our CVs for HR department drone filters?
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tytytytytytytyt 3019 days ago
Not wanting to use those better languages is effectively the same in this case. But you mentioned it being wrong first...
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eropple 3019 days ago
Because I'm rather tired of the silly claims. I write Rust. I write Kotlin. I write C++. I write Ruby. And I also write JavaScript. Horses for courses--and the mind-meltingly stupid sneering nonsense should just end. Just...end.

I used to smarm about it. I was wrong to. You should stop, because you are wrong now.

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tytytytytytytyt 3019 days ago
> Because I'm rather tired of the silly claims. I write Rust. I write Kotlin. I write C++. I write Ruby. And I also write JavaScript.

I never made any such 'claims', but I'm happy for you. I enjoy those things, too...

> and the mind-meltingly stupid sneering nonsense should just end. Just...end. I used to smarm about it. I was wrong to.

You're the one sneering, smarming, etc. and attempting to create drama. I never said anything about using Node being bad. Maybe you should re-read what I wrote?

> You should stop, because you are wrong now.

Hey, keep believing that if it makes you feel better.

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