Here's the thing. JS does not suck. Node does not suck. They exist and are widely used precisely because they do not suck and deliver many advantages that are preferred by many developers over alternatives.
I hate Python and could go on all day about what's wrong with it, but it doesn't suck. I use it when it is appropriate for the task at hand, but find it is rarely the best language for the job - given what I know and what I prefer.
Most people that hate a language also avoid it and, therefore, tend to not have made their peace with its shortcomings, so don't have an honest reckoning.
It is unfair to completely disparage a language until you have fully figured out how to understand and work with it, warts and all. Frankly, until then, you aren't yet informed enough to make a summary judgement. You are just cherry-picking your dislikes.
I have rarely heard a criticism that did anything but highlight the critic's lack of knowledge. For example, there is a common criticism about the lack of a standard library. Well, that is how the ES or Node ecosystems are structured. It is not a flaw - it is just a different approach. If you work intelligently within that paradigm, it is actually quite nice. If you hold onto your expectation that a standard library is a part of any respectable ecosystem, you're going to be perpetually dissatisfied with ES/Node. It may not be what you like or expect, but it is not inherently wrong or lacking.
Parenthetically, anyone who makes the standard library complaint about Node just doesn't know Node. It has a very complete set of functionality natively, for its purpose. It is not going to offer much in the way of math operations, sorting algorithms, etc. That is not its purpose. If you want those things, you can add them.
If you think that a given dependency is too big, too small, incomplete, or poorly managed, write your own, and publish it like many have done.
But be warned - if it gets popular, there will be no end of complaints about what's wrong with your library because ... well ... it is actually developers who suck. We have opinions and are quick to convince ourselves that those opinions are fact and anyone who disagrees is not as smart as we are.
I hate Python and could go on all day about what's wrong with it, but it doesn't suck. I use it when it is appropriate for the task at hand, but find it is rarely the best language for the job - given what I know and what I prefer.
Most people that hate a language also avoid it and, therefore, tend to not have made their peace with its shortcomings, so don't have an honest reckoning.
It is unfair to completely disparage a language until you have fully figured out how to understand and work with it, warts and all. Frankly, until then, you aren't yet informed enough to make a summary judgement. You are just cherry-picking your dislikes.
I have rarely heard a criticism that did anything but highlight the critic's lack of knowledge. For example, there is a common criticism about the lack of a standard library. Well, that is how the ES or Node ecosystems are structured. It is not a flaw - it is just a different approach. If you work intelligently within that paradigm, it is actually quite nice. If you hold onto your expectation that a standard library is a part of any respectable ecosystem, you're going to be perpetually dissatisfied with ES/Node. It may not be what you like or expect, but it is not inherently wrong or lacking.
Parenthetically, anyone who makes the standard library complaint about Node just doesn't know Node. It has a very complete set of functionality natively, for its purpose. It is not going to offer much in the way of math operations, sorting algorithms, etc. That is not its purpose. If you want those things, you can add them.
If you think that a given dependency is too big, too small, incomplete, or poorly managed, write your own, and publish it like many have done.
But be warned - if it gets popular, there will be no end of complaints about what's wrong with your library because ... well ... it is actually developers who suck. We have opinions and are quick to convince ourselves that those opinions are fact and anyone who disagrees is not as smart as we are.