Node.js and MongoDB Turning JavaScript Into a Full-Stack Language 354
Nerval's Lobster writes "For all its warts and headaches, JavaScript has emerged as the lingua franca of the modern Web, arguably second in adoption only to HTML itself, which obviously is just a markup standard rather than a full-fledged programming language. It's effectively impossible to launch a sophisticated Web project without making extensive use of JavaScript and AJAX dynamic loading. That's precisely why recent projects that move JavaScript beyond its usual boring domain of defining in-browser interactivity are so interesting — because it's already dominant, and growing even more so. Writer and software developer Vijith Assar argues that Node.js and MongoDB are turning JavaScript into a full-stack language. 'In the grand scheme, Node and Mongo are still quite new; for the most part, ace JavaScript developers who can write brilliant code on both sides of the request transaction have yet to emerge,' he suggests. 'But if and when they do, the things they build could be jaw-dropping.'"
"ace JavaScript developers who can write" (Score:5, Funny)
ace JavaScript developers who can write brilliant code
There are so many things wrong with that statement, my brain hurts trying to figure out where to begin
Re: Citation Needed (Score:5, Funny)
Having a javascript backend would allow you to create jaw-dropping UI such as cool sliding divs and flashing banners... on the server console! No more boring command line text.
Re:Javascript anywhere but the browser? No (Score:5, Funny)
What are you talking about? We are talking about Javascript!! The new messiah of programming languages! Everything will be implemented in javascript. Even the linux kernel is being reimplemented in this highly productive language! Javascript saves baby dolphin and prevent dictators to take over. How can you not love it?