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Ask HN: Why would anyone choose Haskell to develop...
"JS is almost never the right tool for the job"
Except, you know, in the browser...
mountainriver
on March 6, 2022
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Yeah I didn’t get that part, JS is one of the most used languages because of the browser
jpgvm
on March 6, 2022
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This is fair. I don't write browser code.
UnpossibleJim
on March 6, 2022
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Web Assembly is right around the corner... still =P
yakshaving_jgt
on March 7, 2022
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That doesn’t mean you need to write JavaScript. You can write code in a reasonable language that compiles to JavaScript.
fulafel
on March 7, 2022
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Sometimes yes but for a lot of situations we have better options, like ClojureScript, TypeScript, etc.
7thaccount
on March 6, 2022
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I assume they meant everything, except the browser (like electron apps or NodeJS on the backend).
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