[inimino]

I basically agree with you here. However, JavaScript is a better language than most people think. Ignorance and trying to treat it like something it isn't is responsible for much of the hate. Obviously it being the only choice in the browser is part of it. However it's a better language than many of the ones that people (or at least groups) use by choice.

The frameworks and build systems are largely necessary because the web platform is rather weak, and of course to add language features.

A type system would help a lot, as will modules once they are universally used. Typescript, Flow, etc will probably settle on something useful. Evolution is generally better than revolution in language design. It's a bit slower for JS because of the nature of the web.