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by abimaelmartell 2223 days ago
> Too bad that it is doomed to be associated with Java forever.

Maybe because it's in the name ️
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untog 2223 days ago
Eh, I don't think JavaScript is really associated with Java these days.
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darkerside 2223 days ago
True, but that took decades of reeducation. For a language that literally had no relationship to actual Java.
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rukuu001 2223 days ago
Absolutely - hard to believe that at the time Java was SO COOL that the name 'JavaScript' seemed like a really good idea.
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mandelbrotwurst 2223 days ago
It is and always will be at least among people who are unfamiliar with technology.
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abimaelmartell 2217 days ago
It was referring to the JVM
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