Javascript is becoming the mostly used language in the entire stack of technology. You can create mobile apps, websites, desktop apps etc... using javascript. Will this be the end of native programming languages?

You can't replace native applications with JS because JS isn't capable of doing all lower level stuff like for instance C# WPF applications might be able to do. Sure it's great for having cross-platform apps and it's quite powerful, but it's not replacing native apps anytime soon.

No. Why? It's slow as balls and is not statically typed which saves my ass as an embedded dev where flashing a microcontroller is not fast

Typescript... boom goes the dynamite.

@lewdogg no. C++ is fundamentally typed and has next level template power. Typescript is a hack. Js also can't do anything Worthwhile when it comes to hardware bit level hacking

@stevemk14ebr yeah well go get a job at a modern company with C++

@lewdogg I had one. In fact I quit Friday. You do realize c and c++ are incredibly popular right!?

It was even a startup 😂

@stevemk14ebr sure, they are popular. But angular + typescript is what is booming right now.
I am just giving you a hard time.
I am knee deep in nodejs right now, and you would be surprised what it can do on a low level.

It is all good man, sometimes you gotta jump on here and stir the pot.

Not by a wide margin. It is a nice stack tho and I really like Node, but knowing about your stacks limitations will always be a blessing whilst rarely a curse.

No it can't do everything even on the web. That's why web assembly is being developed because JavaScript performance just ain't so all that.

Wow guys thank you for giving your opinions about this topic.

Only because its popular in web developpment, doesnt mean, you need to push it to every other platform possible!

The only reason why js is a thing is because there is no other choice on the web.... typescript, coffescript even dart are just hacks on top of it which just makes your delivery more complicated than it needs to be.

@windlessuser there is now! WebAssembly! C++ compiled to an assembly format essentially. Not asm.js which is still js

@Zennoe you mean something similar to this? https://node-os.com

@Krokoklemme what is that eldritch horror!?

@Kr@Krokoklemme wtf js is taking the world of development