It's a "real" language, it's just not a terribly good or fast one. It's works decently when its use is limited to what it was made for: manipulating web pages. For anything else, the "designed on the back of a used piece of toilet paper" starts to shine through.
And no, a JIT can't save you from this, it can only make things acceptable.
That it can create "real world value" is an extremely low bar, which is passed by any turing complete language. COBOL creates "real world value".
And no, a JIT can't save you from this, it can only make things acceptable.
That it can create "real world value" is an extremely low bar, which is passed by any turing complete language. COBOL creates "real world value".