Modern JavaScript for Ancient Web Developers
The big objection to Javascript is likely arising from what you&#x27;ve seen 10~20 years ago. The fact is, the older you are, the more likely you will reject it.<p>I&#x27;d say look hard at your own skepticism and actually test it out. While it doesn&#x27;t make sense to write a blog using React&#x2F;Redux, what one needs to get over is he fact that Javascript is no longer just &quot;rendering documents&quot; but the next evolution in software development as everybody moves to using a common codebase and components.<p>Why build complicated native applications when a thinly wrapped SPA in Electron will be indistinguishable to the customer? The only objection here is the engineer&#x27;s ego and reversion to the familiar.<p>Enterprises will still run on Java, but minimizing code and weight the ROI on managing existing legacy technical debt for a simple CRUD desktop application vs. utilizing current Javascript technologies will be a continued pattern as Javascript wins more buy-in from the corporate executives.<p>This is coming from the biggest Javascript skeptic. After learning that the problems Javascript were solving were already very difficult, I feel more comfortable speaking the most active language on the web. Nay, I feel anxious that I&#x27;ve not fully caught up with Javascript technologies.