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by Brian McCallister.
Original Post: JavaScript as Compilation Target
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To create complex web applications, 'high-level language to Javascript'
compilers have come into play ... As web applications grow more and more
sophisticated, with lots of user interaction, it gets harder and harder
to hand code it all in Javascript.
I don't know Richard, he may be a smart guy, but I think that
I kind of think
Dmitri Glazkov got it much more accurately:
Hiding Javascript behind another language's layer of abstraction is like killing puppies.
Seriously. Compiling to C is one thing. Compiling to MSIL is fine. Compiling
to Forth is what the cool kids are doing. Compiling to one of the highest level
languages around is silly. Learn JavaScript. The DOM is kinda nasty, the BOM is kind
of wonky, but JavaScript is a fine language.
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