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Everything compiles to JS these days, so it is an easy lowest common denominator. Lua is a semantically cleaner alternative but it has relatively less mindshar
by jungler 8y ago
Everything compiles to JS these days, so it is an easy lowest common denominator.
Lua is a semantically cleaner alternative but it has relatively less mindshare and hence less third-party support.
- krapp 8y ago>Everything compiles to JS these days, so it is an easy lowest common denominator. That's not even remotely true. JS is only a common denominator for running code in a browser, but the lowest common denominator is still C/C++ and Java, even with native applications vs. Electron.
- maccio92 8y agoShh don't burst the web dev's bubble