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minus-squareBatmanAoD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 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-up0·5 days agoIf it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYou’re halfway there. Yes, it was the best tool, in context In that context, what was better?
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoExactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread
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