[golergka]

Javascript as an abstraction allows developer to have a significantly lower skill level. Remember designer that was upset that she was presented with a FizzBuzz on an interview, which she couldn't solve? She can write websites in Javascript, and actually provide value for people.

And this is not only about the beginner developers. I'm a game developer myself, and I use garbage-collected C# with Unity engine instead of pure C++. This means that my games won't have performance or graphics of Human Revolution, but I'm able to prototype and change game logic much faster.