> The to-JS languages are lining up to become the C++ of the web.
What I find funny about this remark was that I think it was intended to be disparaging because the meme these days is that C++ sucks.
But C++ is actually wildly successful and is the bastion of many very large, complex, fast, applications that would be very challenging to write in vanilla. Yes, you can stick to just C, but many many programmers have profitably switched to C++ instead. Almost the entire game industry, most desktop applications that people use for their jobs, web browsers and even JavaScript engines themselves are all written in C++.
If the new crop of compile-to-JS languages are in a similar boat, then sign me up!
What I find funny about this remark was that I think it was intended to be disparaging because the meme these days is that C++ sucks.
But C++ is actually wildly successful and is the bastion of many very large, complex, fast, applications that would be very challenging to write in vanilla. Yes, you can stick to just C, but many many programmers have profitably switched to C++ instead. Almost the entire game industry, most desktop applications that people use for their jobs, web browsers and even JavaScript engines themselves are all written in C++.
If the new crop of compile-to-JS languages are in a similar boat, then sign me up!