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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 18 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Exactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And what is the best tool?

AI! (This message brought to you by The Microsoft Marketing Dept.)

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago

No silly! It's clearly a goat, possibly a whole farm of them

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's just not terribly meaningful, though. Was JavaScript the "best tool" for client-side logic from the death of Flash until the advent of TypeScript? No, it was the only tool.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You're halfway there.

Yes, it was the best tool, in context

In that context, what was better?

[–] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago

Exactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

If it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

And what is the best tool for the job? The best tool for the job.

[–] ugo@feddit.it 4 points 21 hours ago

Exactly! There is no best tool. There is, however, a worst tool. It’s bazel.

[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

You mean js

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