Watching Godzilla: Minus Zero With My Family
Recently, I went to the theaters to watch Godzilla: Minus Zero with my family. You
may not know this, but my family are pretty big Godzilla fans, and that is
the grossest understatement I have ever made. As we speak, my grandma on my step-mom's
side is trying to collect all of the Godzilla movies in the mainline series.
Anyway, back on point, this is probably just recency bias but I think that this movie
was just as good as Minus One. If you've seen Minus One, you'd know that is extremely
high praise.
I also think that it had one of the most brutal fight scenes in the entire franchise,
to the point it almost made me uncomfortable (not necessarily a complaint).
Just like the original Minus One, it made me tear up. I don't want to say what happens
because some people probably haven't seen it yet, but it's just so good at bringing out
emotion. Takashi Yamazaki
is turning out to be a creative genius.
I Used to Hate JavaScript, Now I Don't
Hating JavaScript isn't exactly a hot take in the programming scene.
It is an extremely hateable language, featuring "genius" design
decisions such as NaN, literally meaning "Not a Number",
being of the type number. However, I think the biggest problem
is that it just isn't being used correctly.
This isn't just a defense piece on behalf of JavaScript, I want to
bring something to attention; programmers have this odd obsession with
forcing their favorite programming languages into places that they just
frankly don't belong.
I used to think that JavaScript was a horrible language, and depending
on what you're using it for, it is. But, in my opinion, JavaScript is
an extremely good language when it's being used for frontend web development.
Now, I think it could also be a fine language for desktop GUI applications,
but if it isn't being used for appearances and UIs, it falls flat.
Now this isn't intended to beat you down for wanting to make something in your
favorite language, Minecraft wouldn't exist if Notch didn't use Java, but
when it gets to a certain point you do have to admit that there's a problem.
I think there is a clear fix for this. If you want to make a project that
your favorite language just isn't suited for, you should learn a new
language. I can't force you, but I think it's a decent suggestion.