
Is JavaScript on the Backend a Mistake? - JSJ 596
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Exploring the Challenge of Using JavaScript on the Backend
This chapter discusses why some backend developers choose other programming languages over JavaScript, citing the desire for type safe languages as the main reason. They also delve into the limitations of retrofitting types onto JavaScript with TypeScript and the impracticality of implementing certain features in a dynamic language like JavaScript.
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