Comment on JS is Assembly Language for the Web: Brendan Eich, Crockford, & others commentComments−perfunctory15yComparing JS to assembly is quite silly.> Shaver's right, assembly without a great macro processor is not good for programmers or safety. JS is. So the analogy needs some qualification or it becomes silly.This way you can compare anything to anything else and then try to qualify.−BrendanEich15yComparison != Analogy. Analogy != Equivalence. Equivalence != Identity.Don't they teach this stuff any more?
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Comparing JS to assembly is quite silly.
> Shaver's right, assembly without a great macro processor is not good for programmers or safety. JS is. So the analogy needs some qualification or it becomes silly.
This way you can compare anything to anything else and then try to qualify.
Comparison != Analogy. Analogy != Equivalence. Equivalence != Identity.
Don't they teach this stuff any more?