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> JS is weird yes. JS has problems yes. But the author is promoting friggin JAVA as the alternative?

As a language, I find java is much better designed than Java Script.

Thats a totally valid opinion but its just that: an opinion. Personally I find Java overly verbose and bloated. I'd use it if it was the right too for the job though. Just depends on what you are doing.

> Personally I find Java overly verbose and bloated

Not much more verbose than it needs to be explicit.

  "Explicit is better than implicit."
                       PEP 20, Zen of Python

I mean, I guess? Again we are talking about preferences here. I think being explicit has less to do with the language and more to do with the developer writing it. Poorly or well written code is universal and all offer you the tools to shoot yourself in the foot or vice versa.

As a language both are insane in parts. Not just architecture but the muddle of tooling also.

Agree. Any language that's been around long enough is like that though. PHP is a good example. I've heard it called a hammer with no blunt end and 2 claws. You _can_ turn it on its side and hammer in the nail but... why? Lol. That said projects like Laravel show that you can write easy to use and, dare I say, beautiful code with it. Its just a matter of who is driving.

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