The only programming languages vying for a web position were those from Microsoft and Java. Yes, VBScript and Java are real programming languages. And no, I wou

The only programming languages vying for a web position were those from Microsoft and Java. Yes, VBScript and Java are real programming languages. And no, I wouldn't have wanted either on the web. Having lived through those dark days, I think it's a bit myopic to think things would actually be better if those days were still in effect.