[hashtree]

With io.js coming on to the scene, I've recently revisited my thoughts on using JavaScript for scientific/statistical computing. With ES6, V8 Turbofan coming down the pipe, and enough support for serious functional programming (e.g. fantasy land, transducers, ramda, etc), I've decided to shift from using Scala/Haskell/R to JavaScript. I think there is a bright future in these areas and a lot of room for devs to make a name for themselves doing this kind of development. R is particularly easy to beat on the performance front, from the libs I have rewritten to JS to date.

[codygman]

What have you gained going from Scala/Haskell/R to Javascript? What have you lost?

[collyw]

integers for starters