[throwaway27448]

Javascript would heavily benefit from breaking changes. The reason why it still sucks ass to use today is because this won't ever happen.

I can't speak for node.js specifically but who gives a shit

> Long-term source code compatibility is a very useful feature for open source

Sure, until you need affordable maintainers. Maintainability must be balanced with patience for bad software. Cf the insane maintenance cost of perl scripts