[mkopinsky]

So now we've gone a) from semicolon consistently after statements, to having to remember where to prefix with semicolons, or b) from one character to four.

Why aren't we just using the semicolon as it is required in any other (C-based) language?

[mistercow]

JS's syntax is influenced by C via its pretensions of being somehow related to Java, but I think it's a stretch to call it a "C-based language".