Re:JavaScript is Eating the World
by peterashford on Thursday August 24, 2017 @06:48PM
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"I find the current state of affairs (emperor has no clothes) appalling and baffling."
JS is the only language on the browser after Java and Flash were killed off.
Brendan Eich created JS.
Brendan Eich runs Mozilla.
No new browser language occurs unless the big players (including Mozilla support it)
Mozilla have killed all attempts to add new languages to the browser.
Q.E.D. - language monoculture due to one creator forcing his creation on everyone and denying anyone the chance of doing things differently.
At least Web Assembly offers some hope for a sane future where we can actually choose the right tool for the job rather than the only tool for the job.
JS is the only language on the browser after Java and Flash were killed off.
Brendan Eich created JS.
Brendan Eich runs Mozilla.
No new browser language occurs unless the big players (including Mozilla support it)
Mozilla have killed all attempts to add new languages to the browser.
Q.E.D. - language monoculture due to one creator forcing his creation on everyone and denying anyone the chance of doing things differently.
At least Web Assembly offers some hope for a sane future where we can actually choose the right tool for the job rather than the only tool for the job.