The latest articles on Forem by Rachel Snijders (@shinyvision). https://forem.com/shinyvision https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1287487%2F5dc4f684-7375-4934-a59a-39048a344ebe.jpeg https://forem.com/shinyvision en Rachel Snijders Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:24:28 +0000 https://forem.com/shinyvision/why-is-everything-javascript-33ii https://forem.com/shinyvision/why-is-everything-javascript-33ii <p>I am not sure if this is the right place and time to ask this question, but there is something I really don't understand. You might have guessed what.</p> <p>Nowadays, there are seemingly more programming languages, frameworks and ways of solving software related problems than values in a 64 bit integer. Additionally, I really don't like working with or reading (about) Javascript. It feels messy, there are a million ways to do anything, yet everything 'feels' wrong.</p> <p>So why does it seem like everyone is obsessed with the language? Every community, video platform, in-person meetup always has like a 65% focus on Javascript and 35% anything else.</p> <p>Am I missing some universal truth that will make me love the language? Most other tools I find really interesting and I want to learn more about them, like Go, Rust, various data storage systems, etc.</p> <p>But out of all things, Javascript seems to rule the world.</p> javascript community discuss