Client-side Performance Tip15 days beforeI wanted to mention this for a while, but only now found…ECMAScript 4 on the Server

Development environment for rapid experimentation2023To set things up. I was looking for a way to enable…Let’s imagine there is a viable, publicly available ECMAScript4 (that’s Javascript 2.0, y’all) implementation that runs on the server (is there, by the way?), that can be used instead of Ruby, Python, PHP, C# etc. Wouldn’t it be great?

GWT And Now Script#: The Agony of a Thousand Puppies2006Nikhil posted about his new pet project, Script#. Although I had fun…My first reaction is yes!. Actually more like you betcha, my goatee-chinned, mojito-drinking, flip-flop-wearing blog-buddy (that’s how I imagine you, anyway), as there would be one less language to learn for the developer.

Regrettable Software, Tossed Salad, and Web Development2004I’ve done some reading (and posting) on the excellent ASP.NET forum and,…But then, I am wondering if the developers would be more prone to get their wires crossed, switching from client to server context inside of the same language?

What do you think? Is less more in this particular case? Is having a separate language for the server side the right thing to do?

Javascript Makes Me Giddytwo days afterI must be a simple man, ‘cuz things like this in Javascript…Send your answers with a self-addressed and stamped envelope. Or you can just use comments. Or your blog. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Or Pownce. Whatever. Sheesh, this social networking thing is a full-time job.