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> Also, sidenote, I think JavaScript's only real failure is the lack of a canonical module/import system. That error lead to countless re-implementations of buildsystems and tens of thousands of hours wasted debugging.

Agreed. I don't hate on JS, in fact I think it's the best tool for the several very common use cases it targets, and I'll even defend the way objects work in it (i.e. lets me do what I want with minimal fuss). The import/require drama was annoying, though.



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