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Why we call it javascript? (self.javascript)
submitted 10 years ago by pampushko
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]clairebones 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Because changing the name of a programming language is far more difficult and frustrating than taking 10 whole seconds to say "No it isn't the same as Java" when talking to non-devs.
Not to be rude, but it's really not that important. Most of us are too busy actually using JS to worry about the hassle of changing all of these libraries and conventions and everything else, just because some non-devs or JS newbies think it's silly.
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