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> 1 - Javascript is not fundamentally easier to code in than Java.

What makes you think this? I think the idea that Javascript is a better language than Java is a big part of what draws people to things like Node.js.

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His point makes even less sense when you consider CoffeeScript

+1 because once you remove all the embarrassingly bad syntax from javascript, and use only the good parts, the way coffeescript does, then you have one of the best languages on the market (minus step debugging and tooling support... but those are coming soon).

No, but it's fundamentally a lot more fun to program in than Java.

Seriously. I've been spending the week writing views and lists for CouchDB. Working in CoffeeScript (for the syntax) and using JS patterns has made me the happiest camper.

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