[worik]

> junior programmers accepts all kinds of awful things...senior programmers are pretty deeply aware that the whole jenga pile is suspect.

Interesting.

How does that fit into the success of Node.js?

Even the author of Node.js accepts that it is dreadful. Yet it underpins so much current technology. Even in the Rust world.

[layer8]

Senior programmers are a minority, due to the software industry’s growth trajectory.

[convolvatron]

I didn't imply there was some well-built, useful and simple reality we could all just switch to. its all broken to some degree. not at all surprised that something inherently flawed could be useful.