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Re:Ask HN: Why did JavaScript win the browser? by fafner on Thursday September 04, 2014 @02:46AM (#8267047)
What would you have changed/used if management hadn't insisted on something that "looks like Java"?

I guess one can't thank you enough for saving the web from VBScript!

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Re:Ask HN: Why did JavaScript win the browser? by BrendanEich on Friday September 05, 2014 @03:22PM (#8275784)
Search for "HyperTalk" in the transcript below the fold at

http://javascriptjabber.com/124-jsj-the-origin-of-javascript...

and you'll see what I wanted to do absent the "make it look like Java" orders. More natural language syntax, no curly braces -- like Logo, Smalltalk, Self, HyperCard.

/be

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