SMRTR ProgrammingApr 24, 2025Medium

Why I’m Not Ready to Abandon JavaScript for “Faster” Languages

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The JavaScript ecosystem is experiencing a trend of rewriting tools in faster languages like Rust and Go for performance gains. While these rewrites often show impressive speed improvements, there are concerns about reduced accessibility, community contribution, and ecosystem health compared to JavaScript's more democratic nature.

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