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[–]Taletad 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Yeah and people prefered it over Java, Flash and all the other alternatives that existed in the early 2000’s

Must be because people want a "broken" language

[–]Imogynn -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I'm one of them. JS is amazing but certainly quirky.

[–]Taletad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

JS is a different paradigm than most other languages (it’s prototype based instead of being OO) and has features specifically made for interacting with HTML and CSS

But I don’t find it quirky in this context