> Almost everyone hates both Java and Javascript.

I just don't think that's true.

And I dislike Python, but that's at best a cool story, bro.

This is a story about language upgrades. Those languages showed how to do it right.

Javascript is a hugely popular language, as is Java.

Some hipsters hate "Java and Javascript". The world at large loves them.

At some point plain users hated Java applets and Java desktop apps, but those are not a thing much more. In the server space, very few that use it hate Java, and millions use it.

Just because they're popular doesn't necessarily mean their users like them.

Lots of people learn and use these languages because:

1 - That's what they're taught at school.

2 - That's where many if not most programming jobs are.

3 - There are a bazillion libraries they can use, compared to other languages.

4 - JS is built in to browsers.

5 - They don't know any better.

6 - Marketing.

Also, many companies want their staff to develop in these languages because of the reasons on this list plus that's what most programmers know, so it's relatively easy to find employees.

Ah yes, let's turn this into a good old "your language sucks" thread