[hutzlibu]

There are lots of terrible js devs, because js is easy to start with.

I bet most js devs would not be able to make a "hello world" in C. And pointers? What is that?

So for those people(not meant in a negative way) it is good that they can use a language to get things done, even if they have no academic background.

[triceratops]

> I bet most js devs would not be able to make a "hello world" in C.

Like if you just gave them a text editor and the gcc manpage? Why would they know? It's an entirely new language to them. How are you going to learn a new language's syntax or library functions without a reference?

If you gave a JS programmer a C programming textbook or tutorial they'd type out and run Hello World in about 2 minutes, like anyone else.

[hutzlibu]

"If you gave a JS programmer a C programming textbook or tutorial they'd type out and run Hello World in about 2 minutes, like anyone else. "

There are lots of js programmers, who do programming by modifying copy and paste bits of code in a try and error method.

They don't know they use a dynamic scripting language. They don't know what a compiler is. They oft even don't know exactly what a variable is. So I doubt they boot up and run C in about 2 minutes. And man page? Terminal? What is that?

And if they manage after a while, they still don't understand printf, as it already uses pointers. They don't understand types. Etc.

Those are the people, who are eventually able to make a website somewhat work, but they never learned the basics. Thats why there are lots of terrible js devs around.

Oh and like someone else has mentioned, of course because people coming to js and insist to write js code in C style or in java style. When js is a prototype based language, requiring different methods. (even today when there is finally class support)

[triceratops]

> a dynamic scripting language

Please define this term. Especially "scripting".

> So I doubt they boot up and run C in about 2 minutes.

It took me about 10 minutes into my intro to programming class in high school, starting from zero programming knowledge, to run hello world.

> And if they manage after a while, they still don't understand printf, as it already uses pointers. They don't understand types. Etc.

You're moving the goalposts. Why would they know all things? Those are language features and they don't know the language. A C programmer doesn't know the prototype chain.

> because people coming to js and insist to write js code in C style or in java style

News flash. Everyone writes code in the idioms they already know, until they learn the language better.

What you're saying boils down to "JS programmers are some special class of people that are incapable of learning". Which is elitist nonsense.

[hutzlibu]

"What you're saying boils down to "JS programmers are some special class of people that are incapable of learning". Which is elitist nonsense. "

No. It boils down to JS programmers often have a background in design and not math and engineering.

The former is helpful for nice UI and UX. The later good for efficient algorithms and code design.

And is your question about JS being a dynamic scripting language, a serious one? Well, feel free to check wikipedia.

[triceratops]

> The former is helpful for nice UI and UX. The later good for efficient algorithms and code design.

Again, you keep moving the goalposts. You started with the claim that most JS programmers were incapable of writing Hello World in C.

[hutzlibu]

"You started with the claim that most JS programmers were incapable of writing Hello World in C."

That claim is still valid. Have you worked with designers?

Also, have you checked wikipedia by now?

[johannes1234321]

Even great JavaScript developers don't have to be able to do C and pointer stuff. This has value, but there are many other things which bring more applicable value.

However there are toooo many "jQuery developers" with no understanding of the underlying things, while JS+libraries enabled them to do quite fancy things.

[hutzlibu]

Yes, but my point was, if you know about pointers, you are likely a better js dev than average as you have some background knowledge about the computer. And know what memory is and why it is not unlimited. And why some operations are expensive and others not.

Also, it did help me recently, working with wasm. Not compiling it yet, but using a libary.

[johannes1234321]

For that I have seen too much code from C hackers, who consider each abstraction bad and try to outsmart the compiler, while seeing great architectures in JavaScript from people who have no idea what a pointer might be.

Being capable of two different languages (TS and JS doesn't count ;)) however is a useful indicator.

[hutzlibu]

"while seeing great architectures in JavaScript from people who have no idea what a pointer might be."

Those people have to be naturals, though. Or really just focused on javascript and only javascript if they know about software architecture but nothing about compilers or pointers.

But sure, you definitely can write bad JS, if you are forced to use JS, when you wanted to use C (++) ... which probably happened to a lot of people, which is why we see the hate of JS in that intensity.