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Re:Python 3 can revive Python by mixmastamyk on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @12:33AM (#7802873)
Javascript won the "language lottery" when it was created for the web browser, how would another language capitalize on that?
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Re:Python 3 can revive Python by cookiecaper on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @06:11AM (#7803714)
Exactly. JavaScript has attained ubiquity through convention only. It has nothing to do with its intrinsic qualities or deficiencies. A great many languages are preferable to JavaScript.
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