Posted by subset 7 hours ago
js is mutant C with dementia - hacked together over over a fortnight, full of inconsistencies and weird corners.
console.log(1 + "2"); // "12"
console.log(1 - "2"); // -1
console.log(NaN === NaN); // false
console.log(+0 === -0); // true
const obj = {};
console.log(obj.foo); // undefined, not an errorAlso I suppose my memory could be pretty foggy as I don't think I've looked at the spec since about 2014.
And now with typescript and running it in the server... I'd rather just use Java.
There were two buttons, one labeled "Our Web Site", the other labeled "Our Competitor's Web Site".
When you moved the mouse over the "Our Competitor's Web Site" button, it would quickly slide out from under your cursor before you could click it!
Then when you stopped moving your mouse, the "Our Web Site" button would slyly slide right underneath your mouse!
Dammit Microsoft!!! ;)