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Don't write programs in assembly. Use a high level language that translates down to assembly.

Yknow, most every language ever.

If you had read the article, you'd see that the author made this comparison.

It's a false analogy. Javascript is just as high level as Java or CoffeeScript.

Sure, it's the "assembly language of the web," but Javascript certainly cannot be compared to assembly language in this way.

It really is a lower-level language than Java or CoffeeScript - it lacks advanced type constructs, much like C.

Except Javascript isn't assembly, no matter how much the author would like to think so. It's a reasonably well featured, multi-paradigm high-level language.

...but it's got warts and gotchas which will catch out even experienced coders. It does make sense to use a language without the same problems which you know is guaranteed to generate "good" JS.

Woosh...that is the sound of the point flying over your head.

you might consider going back to slashdot. i didn't miss his point at all, try reading my comment again, but this time, try to read the statement "but Javascript isn't assembly" a little less literally.

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