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Programming Languages as Essays (feddit.de)

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[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

javascript: "this is awful, but at least i can read it anywhere i like"

There are only 3 engines capable of interpreting most of it.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

it can run on almost any browser, it can be bundled to run on desktop or mobile. i know wasm exists but javascript is still sadly an extremely versatile language, mostly due to its support on the web