My relationship with JavaScript is more like an abusive relationship that I can’t escape from because it pays all the bills.
Yes. However, The same cannot be said for every other dev on the project.
Typescript helps a lot but JS still lacks a lot of the functionality, and especially the tooling, available in other frameworks.
Going from ASP.Net Core to NestJS is like digging holes with a shovel instead of a backhoe. It feels like a huge downgrade. And then half your time is spent dealing with the incredibly finicky dev environment.
I am not impressed.
It’s worth going hungry in the dark. Lawyer up and hit the gym. JS doesn’t deserve you.
And a Python developer is born!
Source: I moved on from an abusive relationship with JavaScript to a healthy not-at-all-controlling equal partner relationship with Python. And four spaces makes perfect sense, once I really considered Python’s point of view…
You don’t have to go from crazy to slightly less crazy. You could try living that lean compiled life.
