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by smcleod 3691 days ago
Don't even get me started on javascript, it's the new flash player.
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oneweekwonder 3691 days ago
Except, Flash Player is proprietary software; and JavaScript is a standardized programming language, with multiple implementations.

But I get your sentiment;

Welcome to the Atwood law.

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mrmondo 3691 days ago
I get you.

My point: JavaScript, it's ecosystem and community are bad enough to be proprietary. It's the new skurge of the web browser and what do people do? Make 'applications' with it.

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