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coldtealast Thursday at 12:09 PM2 repliesview on HN

Still, could that be because you're more of a C++ type personality code than a JS one?x


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tialaramexlast Thursday at 12:53 PM

It's easy for both C++ and Javascript to be horrible languages. Dislike for one doesn't have to result in fondness for the other.

Brendan Eich at least has the excuse for Javascript that there was a tight deadline. What's Bjarne's excuse for C++?

christophiluslast Thursday at 12:21 PM

I hate C++. It’s possibly my least favorite language. Slow compilation, awful mess of ideas scattered around, syntax soup, footguns galore. Typescript has become one of my favorite languages. It’s not perfect, but it’s surprisingly good and pragmatic. JS, on the other hand? No thanks. Static typing is something I never want to do without again.