• hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    I wrote an entire email service (https://port87.com/) in JavaScript (Node.js and SvelteKit). I know some people have strong feelings against JavaScript, but the fact that you can build basically anything in it is pretty nice.

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      5 days ago

      There is many languages that you can build anything with… Although I’ll agree the front end side is more tedious

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      I mean yeah you can do anything with it like most other languages. The problem comes in with the unstable ecosystem JavaScript has.

      You simply don’t have longevity with libraries and frameworks. They churn and become deprecated far too quickly for really any stable project that requires a low maintenance burden.