The more and more I reflect on it, the greater and greater a mistake JavaScript turns out to have been. What's a shame is that there is a need for much of what

The more and more I reflect on it, the greater and greater a mistake JavaScript turns out to have been. What's a shame is that there is a need for much of what it offers (and, if not a need then at least a desire for much of the rest). If only there were a sane, least-privileged alternative.