I always thought it would be neat if python had been used instead of JavaScript.
I have written web apps in c++ (wt framework) and it’s really neat to be able to leverage c/c++ libs we already had, which was what tipped the scales in choosing it.
No it’s not the bees knees, but I can be productive, and new folks can jump on board and also be productive, very quickly.
I love python, but I don't think Python is the solution to Javascript. I mean, Python is much better than Javascript, but Python's type hints are much worse than Typescript. A modern language needs to be something like Java, but with null types.
What actually needs to happen is for wasm to get good enough that everything else is just implemented on top of it. Not that it'll save us from the flame wars over which language is better to compile to wasm, but at least you could actually pick your poison then...
I have written web apps in c++ (wt framework) and it’s really neat to be able to leverage c/c++ libs we already had, which was what tipped the scales in choosing it.
No it’s not the bees knees, but I can be productive, and new folks can jump on board and also be productive, very quickly.