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minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·19 hours agoExactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·17 hours ago And what is the best tool? AI! (This message brought to you by The Microsoft Marketing Dept.)
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoNo silly! It’s clearly a goat, possibly a whole farm of them
minus-squareugo@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·12 hours agoExactly! There is no best tool. There is, however, a worst tool. It’s bazel.
minus-squareBatmanAoD@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·17 hours agoThat’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.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoIf it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-217 hours agoYou’re halfway there. Yes, it was the best tool, in context In that context, what was better?
minus-squarekernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoExactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·16 hours agoAnd what is the best tool for the job? The best tool for the job.
Exactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job
AI! (This message brought to you by The Microsoft Marketing Dept.)
No silly! It’s clearly a goat, possibly a whole farm of them
Exactly! There is no best tool. There is, however, a worst tool. It’s bazel.
You mean js
/s
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.
If it was the only tool it was both the best and the worst by definition.
You’re halfway there.
Yes, it was the best tool, in context
In that context, what was better?
Exactly, the hivemind is strong in this thread
And what is the best tool for the job? The best tool for the job.