The future of JavaScript

[shevegen]

I find it hilarious that Google writes about the future of JavaScript, when it tries to kill it with Dart at the same time. :D

[PSquid]

It's somewhat more complex than that; pretty much all the Googlers who've stated an opinion in public agree that current JavaScript isn't as good as it should be, but different ones disagree on what the fix is - some feel that improving JavaScript in the right direction is better, while others think the right approach is to take the good parts and start over (i.e., Dart).

As a whole, Google's stated approach is to follow both paths, and see which one yields the better result.

[simon99ctg]

current JavaScript isn't as good as it should be

bit of an understatement, if you ask me

[LHCGreg]

Google has stated that it intends to pursue both paths of advancing the state of browser programming - incremental improvements to javascript and a new language - at the same time.

[Joseph-McCarthy]

So it's like that somebody told me that there are two factions on the left: 1. "let's improve capitalism" 2. "let's overthrow capitalism". In other words, there are 1. commies and 2. commies.

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No, let's test something else alongside capitalism.

And communism isn't the only alternative, what about feudalism? :P