[Gh0stRAT]

I think that Javascript's massive success with the terrible syntax it used to have goes a long way toward confirming your hypothesis.

[pphysch]

JavaScript's massive success has nothing to do with the language and everything to do with the fact that its embedded in every web browser. There were no alternatives.

[vkou]

Do people do real work in JS in 2023, or do they do it in languages that compile down to JS?

[dtech]

Ignoring compiling and polyfilling for older JS versions, Typescript is extremely popular. While it's compiled, all things beside the type system are from Javascript by design including syntax.

[epcoa]

Probably of all people a lot of ruby acolytes do since a sizable portion of that community is a DHH personality cult. And plain JS is the 2nd best language ever made in that realm.

[loloquwowndueo]

“Used to have” :)

[Gh0stRAT]

Haha yeah, I was being charitable to avoid starting a flamewar ;)

[still_grokking]

That's like saying "Objective C was a broadly successful language"…