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JS is popular for one reason - browser support.

• gear54rus 11y ago
  There is another - unique async nature from the start. That's why it made its way into node. It is not popular the same way PHP is popular in any capacity. It really is a unique useful efficient language.
• ribs 11y ago
  Indeed. It's the best (shittiest) way to deploy code on as many people's desktops as possible.
  • aplummer 11y ago
    Ecactly the environment JavaScript exists in (the open web) is so accessible and awesome, which is why it's popular, and that awesomeness rubs off IMO
• esailija 11y ago
  So what's your excuse for the popularity of Java, C++ etc?
  • bottled_poe 11y ago
    I think the main reason for the popularity of object-oriented languages is that the design corresponds more closely to the physical world, which makes it easier to reason about the architecture of the software.