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yakshaving_jgt
on Dec 3, 2023
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You don't need JavaScript for that
I think you’re familiar with metaphors and that this is a display of obstinacy.
nfw2
on Dec 3, 2023
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"Moving parts" is a metaphor for pieces of a system that add operational complexity, and it's not a useful metaphor in this case because a language just having some feature doesn't add any operational complexity
yakshaving_jgt
on Dec 3, 2023
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Well, I have to disagree, and I'm not alone on that.
This is the entire premise of Douglas Crockford's book,
JavaScript: The Good Parts
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