I guess it's just a lot easier to type (and even say). For example, the current discussion on TypeScript: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11920451 https://

I guess it's just a lot easier to type (and even say). For example, the current discussion on TypeScript: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11920451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11920451 At least they didn't use 5 digit years. :)