The duality of JavaScript hatred is real. Beginners hate it because they can't grasp why [] + []
is an empty string or why typeof null
is "object". Meanwhile, seasoned devs hate it because they've seen the horrors lurking beneath—callback hell, prototype inheritance, and the absolute chaos of asynchronous programming before Promises existed.
The truth hurts: understanding JavaScript fully doesn't make you love it—it just gives you better reasons to complain about it during standup meetings while still using it for literally everything.