The Great JavaScript Debate: Improve It Or Kill It

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The Great JavaScript Debate: Improve It Or Kill It

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 23, 2011 @09:12AM from the cast-your-votes-now dept.

snydeq writes "Recent announcements from Google and Intel appear to have JavaScript headed toward a crossroads, as Google seeks to replace the lingua franca of the client-side Web with Dart and Intel looks to extend it with River Trail. What seems clear, however, is that as 'developers continue to ask more and more of JavaScript, its limitations are thrown into sharp relief,' raising the question, 'Will the Web development community continue to work to make JavaScript a first-class development platform, despite its failings? Or will it take the "nuclear option" and abandon it for greener pastures? The answer seems to be a little of both.'"

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In my opinion... by VGPowerlord · 2011-09-23 09:13 · Score: 3, Funny

In my opinion... kill it! Kill it with fire!

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1. Re:In my opinion... by hjf · 2011-09-23 09:19 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Why? This is not 1999. We don't "hate" javascript anymore, like we did years ago.
  Now we hate flash. Get on the wave, man.
2. Re:In my opinion... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-23 09:21 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  This.
  Especially now that Oracle has its claws in it.
3. Re:In my opinion... by chill · 2011-09-23 09:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  A beautiful rant killed by an ugly fact.
  
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Re:What failings? by Ibiwan · 2011-09-23 09:23 · Score: 1, Funny

Lame.

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Re:What failings? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-23 09:28 · Score: 2, Funny

You shut your mouth! You shut your GODDAMNED MOUTH!
Mission creep. by PeanutButterBreath · 2011-09-23 09:32 · Score: 4, Funny

I decided it would be a neat hack to flood my living room and turn it into an indoor pool. Boy, did that reveal some serious shortcomings in my home's electrical system. Can any recommend an electrician who doesn't suck as bad as the guy who installed the one I have now?
Re:Do whatever you want by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-23 09:33 · Score: 1, Funny

Fuck you! You can't tell me what to do!
Re:Why stop at Javascript? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-09-23 09:35 · Score: 2, Funny

Great idea! Maybe some sort of an eXtendible Mark up Language....
Re:How about neither? by Tablizer · 2011-09-23 10:03 · Score: 2, Funny

Leave the web for documents. Run applications natively. Why is this so hard?
I hereby sentence you to two years of corporate desktop support.

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