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		CmonDev on April 14, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why C++ for Unreal 4 JavaScript only survived on client because we have to support legacy code across different platforms. There is no reason to pick same crappy language for server-side as well, unless you happen to be more familiar with it than modern languages.

m_mueller on April 14, 2014 [–]

There is at least one reason I can think of: Code sharing with mobile client implementations.

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