[theVirginian]

This may be an unpopular opinion especially on HN but the fact that you can do this sort of thing in JavaScript is one of the reasons that I am not particularly a fan of the language.

Edit: I was right, it is not a popular opinion and therefore not a valuable one. Let the downvotes rain.

[choward]

That doesn't make any sense. You can do those sorts of terrible things with any language. There are way better reasons for hating Javascript.

[chc]

I think the negative reaction is more due to the fact that it doesn't seem to be a well thought-out opinion. There are all sorts of bad things you can say about JavaScript, but I'm not sure that "It permits code obfuscation" makes sense to include on the list.

[meowface]

This can be done in any dynamic language, especially languages that allow `eval` or similar.

[sesqu]

Asking for downvotes won't stop me from giving you one more for the arrogant edit.