I noticed Javascript is on the languages roadmap is there a

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I noticed Javascript is on the languages roadmap is there a blog post or doc about what that s going to look like Is it planned to be as powerful as Python in terms of packaging and dependency inference e g could a webserver written in nodejs using npm dependencies be packaged tested ran

wide-midnight-78598 · Answer

One day One day

wide-midnight-78598 · Answer

Right now it s just getting linters and formatters in place as with some other languages Packaging is a bit of an odd duck in JS TS unfortunately Not that it can t be done just that its a compilation transpilation step followed by a bundle and tree shake or whatever Then everyone has their own dep manager + build tools

wide-midnight-78598 · Answer

If you have ideas recommendations though that would be great

happy-kitchen-89482 · Answer

It s definitely our highest priority next language and we do want it to be as powerful as Python within reason One thing that will help get this done is finding orgs that can sponsor and support the work which also gives them the opportunity to ensure that their use cases are covered