[easterncalculus]

I think the problem is that languages like Javascript and object oriented languages in general actually incentivize this kind of design. Most of the champions of OOP rarely ever look at stack traces or anything relating to lower-level stuff (in my experience, in general). Then you take that overhead to the browser and expect it to scale to millions of users. It just doesn't make sense. No amount of TCO is going to fix the problem either.

APIs are going to be used as they're written, and as documented. So as much as there is a problem with people choosing to do things wrong, I think the course correction of those people is a strong enough force. At least in comparison to when the design incentivizes bad performance. There's basically nothing but complaining to the sky when the 'right' way is actually terrible in practice.