Looking at a job posting and they check to ask if you have experience using javascript/typescript for the backend.

All I'm left thinking is why would somebody choose that for the backend. I can understand if you know nothing else it would make sense.

I wonder if they cared if people transpile from a better language to jawascript.

> I can understand if you know nothing else it would make sense.

No, it wouldn’t.
Learning a new language would make sense.

For some reason i don't like it for the back-end either. I do prefer python. But what is the actual difference. The JS version would perform better also. But python frameworks are quite matured and do not have much crazy changes over time unlike the JS shit. A backend should last, and JS does not last at all. My minimal 3rd party libraries approach is doing so well for me. I learn a lot of stuff. In the end, the maintaince is actually less.

So you can reuse typing? Why on earth would you want to do all the work twice?

@retoor using JS for the backend feels like a sin, utter blasphemy. CRINGE.

@int32 maybe in protestantism but you guys betrayed the pope