[erikj]

I'm disappointed that "programming for Vaunt will involve JavaScript". We're stuck with this horribly designed language on the web because browsers don't run anything else (natively), and there is a strong trend in the field to replace it, either with compilation of saner languages to JS or with WebAssembly. We don't need to infect another nascent market with this atrocity, let it die.

[seangrogg]

The entire existing JS ecosystem can be leveraged for Vaunt, to include TypeScript/Flow/whatever else. They are target agnostic.

[SquareWheel]

WebAssembly has no intention of replacing JavaScript. Nor should it.

[megy]

Sure, but it is easy to use, easy to learn, and everyone has a compiler,

[xab9]

Just get over it. Either JS will kill every other language or webassembly will save us. Place your bets.

[XR0CSWV3h3kZWg]

False dichotomy

[xamuel]

ES5 was a trainwreck, but ES2015+ is actually a very good language, if you take the time to study it in depth.

[andrewmcwatters]

Lua is a much better embedded language.