> i'm sure i'm going to burn karma for comparing node with vb but...
I'll take the hit for you and flat-out say that node.js is the new VB.
In fact, for those of you that have been around a while, I think we can all agree that node.js is the new PHP was the new Visual Basic, etc.
Not in the sense that they do the same things, but that they were purposely built for non-programmers (baby-devs) to be able to program (which is good!) but by the same token, invited entire (and continuing) mountains of half-assed, unsupported(unsupportable) code that just begets generations of garbage.
If you are a consultant, fixing this garbage can be a whole career.
I'll take the hit for you and flat-out say that node.js is the new VB.
In fact, for those of you that have been around a while, I think we can all agree that node.js is the new PHP was the new Visual Basic, etc.
Not in the sense that they do the same things, but that they were purposely built for non-programmers (baby-devs) to be able to program (which is good!) but by the same token, invited entire (and continuing) mountains of half-assed, unsupported(unsupportable) code that just begets generations of garbage.
If you are a consultant, fixing this garbage can be a whole career.