[jrumbut]

JS is complicated because the browser environment is complicated.

If it's going to be rendered by and live in a web browser it will either be complicated or limited in some way (like low code/no code tools).

[DoesntMatter22]

That's not really true. It's complicated because the language is one of the worst to manage.

[eddsh1994]

It's not really any worse than Python or Ruby, but you also get TypeScript which helps

[FridgeSeal]

I posit that it is both.

Dealing with interactivity in the browser is subtle, complex and full of edge cases. JavaScript is also a horrible, broken language that’s not really fit for purpose. We’ve collectively invested a lot of time and resources trying to improve the experience of working with it, but the point still stands.