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Why We Should Stop Using JavaScript According to Douglas Crockford (Inventor of JSON)

CultRepo · 736.7K views · 2023-06-01 · 2:16

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A short video built around Douglas Crockford, creator of JSON, saying JavaScript is a flawed language and that developers should eventually move on from it. It is a brief commentary clip with little technical detail.

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HN users cite it to show that even Crockford, once a JavaScript evangelist, has soured on the language, though some find it thin on substance.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2023–2024

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jt2190 · 2024-08 · Criticism

Reddit thread on “Why We Should Stop Using JavaScript According to Douglas Crockford (Inventor of JSON)” (2023, video 2’15”) [VIDEO] He doesn’t really say much other than it could be better if we used “clean” operating systems and “clean” programming languages, whatever that means.

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ChrisArchitect · 2024-08 · Reference

Actual video (2023): [VIDEO] Instead of the reddit convo, some more discussions here: Last week: [LINK] Last year: [LINK] [LINK]

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thoasjdfwasd · 2024-05 · Reference

Lua has something similar called metatables [1]. I don't think crockford likes JS anymore [2] and seems to be hacking on C now [3]. [1]: [LINK] [2]: [VIDEO] [3]: [LINK]

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