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really, all we need is better tools for working with javascript. the language is fine. the pain is in the lack of quality tools.

aptana is the best ide i know of to write javascript in, and it's decent, but you don't get the documentation you can embed into javascript the way you can with visual studio. however, in visual studio, there is no document outliner to quickly navigate large amounts of javascript like you can in aptana studio. so although i like the documentation add-ons microsoft made for intellisense in visual studio, i write javascript primarily with aptana studio. the intellisense in both is merely ok when compared to intellisense for other languages and ides.

then when debugging, the best tool i know of is firefox with firebug, which we all love because it's just there, but is horrible when it comes to stability as of late.

nothing is wrong with the language; major need, though, for better tools.