[claytongulick]

Please tell me you're kidding.

Have you ever tried building v8 from source? Go ahead, give it a whirl and come back in a few days and let me know how it went.

Or .net? Which one you ask? .net framework? .net core? Mono? Which version? Which framework? Which OS? Enjoy tweaking assembly xml files?

Python? You mean one of the main driving forces behind the invention of containers because dependency installation is such hell?

Go? Well, actually it is better. So, that's one.

My point is, js isn't unique in having fragmentation. It is a bit unique in its pace of innovation, but that's a good thing since it's also probably the most backwards compatible ecosystem in existence.