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Re:Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video] by catalogia on Thursday October 17, 2019 @03:10PM (#21285383)
Javascript falls short of scheme in ways more substantial than java-like vs s-expression syntax. It also has one of the worst numerical towers ever put into a language (that being: "lmao everything is a float".) Also, "function-scope" is an abomination compared to proper lexical scoping.

Edit: I forgot to also mention: weak typing was an awful idea.

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