> devs already have to rework their apps frequently to handle the curve-balls MS/Apple/Google etc. throw at them. If we had a C compiler with webkit-level domi

> devs already have to rework their apps frequently to handle the curve-balls MS/Apple/Google etc. throw at them. If we had a C compiler with webkit-level dominance, and we made just one fix to it every cycle, that would be a big thing, and it would be manageable! It's like, "Oh, to be C-2016 compliant […] Fortunately, the web doesn't work the way you think it work ! JavaScript written in 2005 is still working nowadays, and «not breaking the web» is the main reason JavaScript is so quirky. And the backward compatibility story of Microsoft Windows over the last 30 years is one of its bigger success. You can't just expect people to rewrite their whole code every now and then … And if you do, people just stop updating or even drop your platform.