Hey Scott I covered a lot of what I love about JavaScript in my blog post "Why JavaScript is AWESOME": http://skilldrick.co.uk/2010/09/why-javascript-is-awesome/
<http://skilldrick.co.uk/2010/09/why-javascript-is-awesome/>There was some good discussion of the post on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/d9dfb/why_javascript_is_awesome/ <http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/d9dfb/why_javascript_is_awesome/>Part of what I was saying was what I like about JavaScript over other dynamic languages - I hope there's something useful in there for you! Nick On 10 December 2010 19:41, Scott Elcomb <[email protected]> wrote: > First post here (though I've been lurking for a couple weeks ;-) so > I'll start off with saying Hi! to all and to thank the organizers for > providing an alternative to comp.lang.javascript > > Next Tuesday I'm on a panel at the December Greater Toronto Area Linux > Users Group meeting[1]. Each of the panel members will represent > their favorite dynamic language and attempt to explain why the > language we support is the best. > > I'm on the panel for Javascript. :-) > > There are a couple questions on the agenda that I'd like to get more > input on from a wider base of JavaScript users. Namely: > > 1) Notable JavaScript based applications > > This is a hard one because there are just so many apps that use JS. > TiddlyWiki is a long-time favorite of mine and sits at the top of my > list. > > 2) Notable and/or interesting features > > Closures are at the top of my list here, but I've also included the > ubiquity of the language. Virtually every modern desktop has some > support in the form of web browsers. > > 3) What is your languages biggest bug, problem, or limitation > > I have implementation compatibility as my answer for this one, but am > curious what others might think the biggest issue is with the > language. > > > There are other topics as well such as performance, scalability, and > community support. I'd be happy to discuss these further as well if > there's interest - but I'd really like to hear what this community > thinks of the three questions listed above. > > All the best, > - Scott. > > [1] http://gtalug.org/wiki/Meetings:2010-12 > > -- > Scott Elcomb > http://www.psema4.com/ @psema4 > > Member of the Pirate Party of Canada > http://www.pirateparty.ca/ > > _______________________________________________ > JSMentors mailing list > [email protected] > http://jsmentors.com/mailman/listinfo/jsmentors_jsmentors.com > > List Archive: > http://jsmentors.com/pipermail/jsmentors_jsmentors.com/ > -- Nick Morgan http://skilldrick.co.uk @skilldrick <http://twitter.com/skilldrick>
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