When JS tools are written in other programming languages, it increases the barrier to contribute in these tools. The contributors need to know a second language.

A rewrite in another language is already a rewrite, which means things will be better built.

Node performance is often slow, but it works without cache... Let's try export NODE_COMPILE_CACHE=1 first.

Moreover JS is easily debuggable.

About the this keyword

Change is difficult but people can change. It is right to ask them to do so because things change when people change. [...] Change is life. Be open, and don’t be afraid to ask others to be open, too.

Let people time to change. Avoid to punish the behavior you want to see, encourage this behavior instead..

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