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minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoExactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job
minus-squareugo@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoExactly! There is no best tool. There is, however, a worst tool. It’s bazel.
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoAnd what is the best tool for the job? The best tool for the job.
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago And what is the best tool? AI! (This message brought to you by The Microsoft Marketing Dept.)
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoNo silly! It’s clearly a goat, possibly a whole farm of them
minus-squareBatmanAoD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThat’s just not terribly meaningful, though. Was JavaScript the “best tool” for client-side logic from the death of Flash until the advent of TypeScript? No, it was the only tool.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoIf it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoYou’re halfway there. Yes, it was the best tool, in context In that context, what was better?
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoExactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread
Exactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job
You mean js
/s
Exactly! There is no best tool. There is, however, a worst tool. It’s bazel.
And what is the best tool for the job? The best tool for the job.
AI! (This message brought to you by The Microsoft Marketing Dept.)
No silly! It’s clearly a goat, possibly a whole farm of them
That’s just not terribly meaningful, though. Was JavaScript the “best tool” for client-side logic from the death of Flash until the advent of TypeScript? No, it was the only tool.
If it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.
You’re halfway there.
Yes, it was the best tool, in context
In that context, what was better?
Exactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread