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# [I'm sorry, but JavaScript is ugly.](https://blog.austn.net/im-sorry-but-javascript-is-ugly?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Someone had to say it. I've written JavaScript since 2017. It was the first real programming language I learned to the extent of being able to find a job and work using it. Around 2019, I decided that I don't ever want to go back to JavaScript. I fou...

Apr 29, 2023 · 3 min read · blog.austn.net  
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[yetanothertroll](https://hashnode.com/@yetanothertroll)

[May 28, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/im-sorry-but-javascript-is-ugly/644d2fd264414fbaa7fc77fb/comment/6473b36b78c17ca4128049fc)

But I like SQL! Maybe I'd like a standardized relational algebra in addition to the relational calculus, but oh well. Yeah yeah, the dread "impedance mismatch" between RDBMS' and Pure OOP, but POOP is a hammer that sees the world as a bag of nails. Aside from SQL and Atari BASIC (X11 BASIC started off as a clone of GFA BASIC for Atari ST) check out Atari LOGO, which runs well in the Altirra emulator which runs well in WINE. There's example code on AtariAge