Comments on: The Four Stages of JavaScript Grief http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/ Serious Frontend Development For Us Cubicle Dwellers Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: alessio http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-150 alessio Fri, 06 May 2011 08:46:07 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-150 I seriously think you should start making a South Park cartoon-like episode on JavaScript :D I seriously think you should start making a South Park cartoon-like episode on JavaScript :D

]]> By: strick http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-91 strick Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:57:29 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-91 That just made my morning a little better. It's not very often I find myself LOL'ing in the office ;) That just made my morning a little better. It’s not very often I find myself LOL’ing in the office ;)

]]> By: Imran P http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-84 Imran P Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:37:32 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-84 I am a server side Java coder that works with Javascript now and again. If I am being honest, I have always hated it and though it was a bit out of place in the Enterprise setting. But a couple of months ago, I was passing some json around and stopped to look at it. And it just hit me that its a thing of beauty !! So concise, flexible, powerful and simple all at the same time :) After soaking in Crockfords book and applying the good parts... I start to feel heavily constrained when going back to work in Java. I feel as though the language puts me in shackles. But when coding in Javascript, I feel liberated. I totally luv the stuff, so happy to be at stage 4 :) I am a server side Java coder that works with Javascript now and again.

If I am being honest, I have always hated it and though it was a bit out of place in the Enterprise setting.

But a couple of months ago, I was passing some json around and stopped to look at it. And it just hit me that its a thing of beauty !! So concise, flexible, powerful and simple all at the same time :)

After soaking in Crockfords book and applying the good parts… I start to feel heavily constrained when going back to work in Java. I feel as though the language puts me in shackles. But when coding in Javascript, I feel liberated. I totally luv the stuff, so happy to be at stage 4 :)

]]> By: Daniel Ribeiro http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-82 Daniel Ribeiro Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-82 Forgot one Stage Five: enlightenment Javascript feels too verbose when compared to clojure, python and ruby. Migrates to coffescript (http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/), and never more care about semi-colons, lack of classes, and other drudgery. Browsers still see javascript, but you realize you can live in a better place. Forgot one

Stage Five: enlightenment

Javascript feels too verbose when compared to clojure, python and ruby. Migrates to coffescript (http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/), and never more care about semi-colons, lack of classes, and other drudgery. Browsers still see javascript, but you realize you can live in a better place.

]]> By: Peter http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-80 Peter Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:34:43 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-80 Can't agree more. It takes a while to "get" JavaScript. More so if you're a Java developer. I just recently wrote about this exact same thing. JavaScript can be very powerful and the pace of development is so incredible it becomes very enjoyable (http://www.streamhead.com/last-fm-api-javascript-experiments-40-lines-lots-of-fun/) Can’t agree more. It takes a while to “get” JavaScript. More so if you’re a Java developer. I just recently wrote about this exact same thing. JavaScript can be very powerful and the pace of development is so incredible it becomes very enjoyable (http://www.streamhead.com/last-fm-api-javascript-experiments-40-lines-lots-of-fun/)

]]> By: Pavel Lahoda http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-79 Pavel Lahoda Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:13:12 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-79 @backdog : My thought exactly. Only I would suggest to use Google Widget Toolkit instead. I am happy to know that I don't have to consider JavaScript an option. @backdog : My thought exactly. Only I would suggest to use Google Widget Toolkit instead. I am happy to know that I don’t have to consider JavaScript an option.

]]> By: blackdog http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-77 blackdog Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:41:35 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-77 Or proceed directly to stage 5, bliss, with a typed language that targets javascript. Try haxe, http://www.haxe.org, and retain the crucial component of static typing for large projects yet use all your favorite Javascript libs, e.g. Node.js and Dojo. http://github.com/blackdog66/bdog-dojo http://github.com/blackdog66/bdog-node Or proceed directly to stage 5, bliss, with a typed language that targets javascript.
Try haxe, http://www.haxe.org, and retain the crucial component of static typing for large projects yet use all your favorite Javascript libs, e.g. Node.js and Dojo.

http://github.com/blackdog66/bdog-dojo
http://github.com/blackdog66/bdog-node

]]> By: kevin q http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-75 kevin q Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:13:59 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-75 I think I'm between stage 2 and 3 I think I’m between stage 2 and 3

]]> By: Karl G http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-22 Karl G Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:28:53 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-22 When the company signs me up for conferences, they put "Javascript Zealot" as my job title. When the company signs me up for conferences, they put “Javascript Zealot” as my job title.

]]> By: Andrew Badera http://www.enterprisedojo.com/2010/09/09/the-four-stages-of-javascript-grief/#comment-21 Andrew Badera Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.enterprisedojo.com/?p=291#comment-21 As true today as it was in 1998 or so. As true today as it was in 1998 or so.

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