Who cares about the underlying tech? Why bother?

I recently had a conversation about why I insist that JavaScript (and especially TypeScript) developers should learn from Rescript, Elm, Go, Rust, and other languages. A person asked me: “Who cares? Users don’t care what language you use to build your product. Often the business doesn’t care either! There are plenty of companies with tons of spaghetti code, and they sell their products well! So why bother?” Well, I couldn’t spontaneously say why I care....

January 21, 2024 · 6 min