I have always thought that one of JavaScript (or at least the community's) best assets is the fact that no one defends it as "the best" or "the next big thing."

I have always thought that one of JavaScript (or at least the community's) best assets is the fact that no one defends it as "the best" or "the next big thing." Everyone embraces discussing its faults or mocking poorly written JS and admitting that it happens a lot. I think this allows the community to be honest when teaching people how to avoid its pitfalls and puts the spotlight on frameworks and libraries that encourage good patterns.