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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As many people have pointed out already, this happens because JavaScript was rushed. But why do we still use a language whose foundation was built in only ten days(!) for scripting on webpages we build today? Why hasn't there been a push for web browsers to support other scripting languages (other than maybe Dart)?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There has never been a push because JavaScript works well enough.

Many of its mistakes have been rectified in later specifications.