> I think the driving force of the move to Javascript
> everywhere was because devs were tired of learning at
> least three languages [...] Companies love it because
> of fungibility [...]
>
> Perhaps I've just got used to keeping several languages in my head?
Another possibility that doesn't involve you being smarter than everybody in the room is that many people that were capable of learning several languages saw that the majority of companies wouldn't care for this and instead would prefer to hire for a fungible language. They specialised in this language and then used their free time to learn other skills so they could become more valuable in the marketplace.
You wrote a lot of words about how others were "tired of learning" and "not being very good" and "kicking out the DB guy who'd stop their bad ideas" and then finished it off by congratulating yourself on keeping several languages in your head. I can be rude but you should think about how this would be perceived by others.
No, you should try to keep your temper, you could’ve provided your objections without resorting to rudeness. As such, I feel that I’ll simply ignore your point of view.
Somehow I suspect this isn't the first time you've ignored other people's points of view and felt righteous about it. But, the way you act, must give the people around you a lot of entertainment so I'd certainly not want you to change!
Mate, there are published guidelines for the site. If you don't want to follow them, that is up to you. People aren't even supposed to be snarky but they are, sometimes I am - we're all human and can be a bit spiky at times - but outright rudeness isn't defensible. Of course I'm going to ignore you because of it.
> But, the way you act, must give the people around you a lot of entertainment so I'd certainly not want you to change!
I wanted to point out to you that there are other reasons for people choosing different choices to you which don't involve them being "tired of learning" and "not being very good".
You described yourself as being "used to keeping several languages in [your] head" as if this was an achievement that others couldn't muster.
I still feel that your derision towards others and self-congratulatory tone were deserving of rudeness and snark.
Anyway, I apologise for being rude since it was hurtful. I thought your comment was bad and let you know this by directly accusing you of exactly what you were doing, instead of finding some non-confrontational way of saying it.
