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Each language was created as a tool to solve some specific sets of problems. Saying - this is the only and the best one is a receipe for the disaster and a sign of emotional attachement.

Use a proper language for a job be it c, java or python. Don’t try to do silly things, like using JavaScript for all the backend

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> Use a proper language for a job be it c, java or python. Don’t try to do silly things, like using JavaScript for all the backend

But all the cool kids are using JS these days! Why would one choose a solid language that doesn't break this easily, when you can just use the cool stuff?

Yeah, because Python and C and Java work so well in the browser ;D

We're not explicitly talking about browser stuff here but developing in general.

Seems like the proverb has to be changed: When you only know JS, every job looks like a JS job.

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