Subj : Javascript for dummies like me
To : Sys64738
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Dec 09 2021 11:57 am
Re: Javascript for dummies like me
By: Sys64738 to Digital Man on Wed Dec 08 2021 11:37 pm
> Re: Javascript for dummies like me
> By: Digital Man to Sys64738 on Tue Dec 07 2021 12:56:02
>
> > > However, it seems that programming has become less uniform and less
> > > certain since the years when I was most involved (80's-90's). The
> > > paved roads of years past seem to have not been maintained and people
> > > often find themselves cutting their own path to get to where they want
> > > to go.
>
> > > In your opinion, would that be an accurate assessment?
>
> > I think the tools are far better and more "paved" than they were in the
> > '80s and '90s.
>
> No doubt, the tools are far better. However, there doesn't seem to be as
> much consistency in the syntax of the programming languages that I've
> observed. Such as with "console.print" as an example. I'm not understanding
> why that command wouldn't be universal and a common command within
> JavaScript.
Because JavaScript was designed without a "console" in mind. Core JavaScript makes no assumptions about the I/O capabilities (screen, file, or otherwise) of the environment in which the script is running.
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