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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

JavaScript. I can't think of anything else that can be used for everything. It's a back-end language, a front-end language, it can be used for styling and animation, it can be an OOP language or a scripting language, and can make database queries & submissions. Is there another language that is as versatile for website development? I can't think of one.

[–] Thrift3499@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah Rust can do all of those things as well, JavaScript is obviously much more common.

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

a front-end language

I love rust but this requires killing the web app and using basic html. which i'm also pro.

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, not quite, since Rust got WebAssembly support quite early.

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Web assembly isn't quite the same as a js frontend though, is it?

It's typically for complex single page apps and has some weirdness with normal usecases, no?

I could be wrong but I was looking into it a few months ago and it seemed immature.

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, it's largely for SPAs, but you said "requires killing the web app", and most web apps are SPAs.

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I should take another look into it. Thanks!

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