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I tried to come up with an opening sentence that talked about Javascript without being overly dismissive. Instead, you get this.
And the standard "it's not you, it's me" language applies here. Node pushed out the benefits of an asynchronous event loop everywhere, and languages like Python and Rust are getting in on the game. Javascript, despite being a language that often makes you say "wat", powers the web.
But here's the thing: I don't like Javascript. I really don't. I don't like:
- having to manage incredibly complex Typescript/Babel/Webpack/Gulp toolchains
- having to know any of the above things exist
- languages where the runtime specification dramatically outpaces anyone's having actually implemented the runtime specification
But here's the thing: I don't like Javascript. I really don't. I cringe every time I hear the word "Webpack". A part of me dies inside knowing that Babel exists to paper over the difference between what a committee has decided the language should be and what actually exists. Not that anyone cares about my opinion.
So, when I hear that "Webassembly" is going to be a thing, I'm thrilled. Requisite jokes about Metal aside (oh wait, they're not joking), this seems like a fundamentally good way to skip the Babel/Webpack mess and get straight to allowing other languages to earn a share of the market that Javascript occupies.
And I get that WebAssembly isn't trying to replace JavaScript. But I want Javascript gone.