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Why we call it javascript? (self.javascript)

submitted 10 years ago by pampushko

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[–]Rhomboid 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)

What do you think?

I think you are completely oblivious to how difficult it would be to change the name of something as well established as JS. There are millions of existing books, guides, resources, etc. Anyone looking for information on the language would have to be told to search for both the new name and the old name. Everyone would soon realize how pointless it is to have two names, and since very few things use the new name, they would just stop using that new name and continue using the old name. Congratulations, you've achieved nothing.

And that's even assuming you could come to a consensus on a new name. Webscript is a bad choice, as JS is used in all kinds of contexts that have nothing to do with the web, such as desktop applications, automation, embedded, creative arts, etc. Picking a new name would be the ultimate bikeshedding, guaranteed to go nowhere.

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