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by phist_mcgee 1711 days ago
>when everybody starts using wasm

I would say this is a far off possibility. The need to write WASM code rarely surfaces for the average SPA, and really seems like its more applicable to games or sites with heavy processing needs.

For better or worse, it's going to be JS/TS for a long while yet.
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theptip 1710 days ago
Perhaps I used the wrong phrase with “just around the corner”. My prediction would be that we’ll see major SPAs in wasm in ~3-5 yrs.

This is not imminent from a developer’s perspective, but I think it is close on the “language evolution” timescale. As in, soon enough that I’m not sure we will have a long period where JS stabilizes before wasm revolutionizes it again.

Not a high-confidence prediction either way though.

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exdsq 1710 days ago
I avoided this fact for years, running from JS/TS for “better languages”. After a stint with Haskell I’ve decided the grass isn’t that much greener so just accepting that JS is what it is - one of the worlds most popular languages which can run in most places and therefore worth learning.
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JoelMcCracken 1710 days ago
I'm curious, what turned you away from Haskell?
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