JS is great - it's so hackable, via simple straightforward syntax that's familiar to anyone who programmed in c,c++,c#,java,php and is similar in ease of use to python and ruby - why on earth would you think it's a bad thing... Javascript is easy - few constructs that together can build just about anything is a big plus IMO - to each is thier own right
Many of JS's "straightforward syntax" that "looks similar" to other languages, is subtly different in profound and dangerous ways.
If Smalltalk ran on every.single.browser.ever, you would.
It's a shame, would love to see more Smalltalk posts.