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1. forres+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-12-02 20:16:29
Why the hell is a CLI coding agent built in JavaScript?

It’s wild what happens when a generation of programmers doesn’t know anything except webdev. How far from grace we have fallen.

replies(1): >>simonw+22
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2. simonw+22[view] [source] 2025-12-02 20:26:20
>>forres+(OP)
The big advantage of a language like JavaScript of Python for a CLI tool of this nature is that they naturally support adding extensions or plugins.

That's quite a bit harder if your tool is built using a compiled language like Go.

replies(1): >>forres+Dl1
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3. forres+Dl1[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-12-03 07:55:48
>>simonw+22
Ehhhh. In either case you have to define a neat clean plugin API. Whether it loads a DLL/SO or just some scripts isn’t that huge of a difference.
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