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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

That's just not terribly meaningful, though. Was JavaScript the "best tool" for client-side logic from the death of Flash until the advent of TypeScript? No, it was the only tool.

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 13 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

You're halfway there.

Yes, it was the best tool, in context

In that context, what was better?

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[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Exactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread

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[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago

If it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.

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[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 1 point 9 months ago

Flash was awful. I was contracted to un-fuck a custom video player and that experience convinced me that Flash was a dumpster fire that needed to die. Fortunately it did.

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