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Re:JavaScript's world domination by vkjv on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @06:23PM (#9259915)
I would far prefer a language that has parts that I need to avoid than one that is completely missing parts I really want.
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Re:JavaScript's world domination by ufo on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @06:36PM (#9260004)
But what features does JS have that no other language has, other than the ubiquity of the browser as a platform? JS has been mostly frozen ever since it was created in the mid 90s and you also don't have much to work with when it comes to the standard library.
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Re:JavaScript's world domination by wtbob on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @09:23PM (#9260724)
> But what features does JS have that no other language has, other than the ubiquity of the browser as a platform?

That's its only distinguishing or redeeming feature I can see. If you had a free hand to choose, would you ever want JavaScript?

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