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by justinreeves 4464 days ago
If something is to replace Javascript, it's going to be because of the language, not Brendan Eich.
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jrs99 4464 days ago
I disagree. I think people can replace JavaScript simply because of Brendan Eich. I can see it happening easily.
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smokinjoe 4464 days ago
How? I'm actually really curious how it could be done easily.
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jrs99 4464 days ago
i didn't mean it would be done easily.

I meant that I could easily see it happening.

It would definitely be hard. I actually love JavaScript. But I could easily imagine someone who has something against Brendan Eich start their own browser without javascript. And I can imagine it becoming viral, too.

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MichaelGG 4464 days ago
The JVM, the CLR, Flash, NaCL -- all of these already exist with browser implementations yet are having traction issues.

On top of that, it is unlikely Eich controls JS to the same level as FF, so it'd be a mostly pointless gesture. It'd be like finding out John McCarthy was a vile person, and abandoning all LISP-like languages.

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jrs99 4464 days ago
it's a little stronger than that, in my opinion.

I think it would be like finding out if the CEO of Microsoft didn't want blacks to be able to get married. Would you expect blacks to continue using Windows?

Imagine you were gay. Would you want to use Firefox and JavaScript? I'm a big fan of JS. I'm straight and it's somewhat distasteful to me now. If I were gay, I think that feeling would be very strong.

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MichaelGG 4464 days ago
William Shockley held some opinions a lot of people would dislike. No one is ditching the transistor.

Darwin thought blacks were quite inferior and not as evolved. No one is discounting the theory of evolution.

It'd be like ditching XMLHttpRequest because someone at MS was racist - it's simply not going to happen.

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