It was more of a lighthearted joke about the attitude that many have toward JavaScript than an attack on the language itself. I have nothing against JavaScript

It was more of a lighthearted joke about the attitude that many have toward JavaScript than an attack on the language itself. I have nothing against JavaScript, although it is not a splendid example of design it certainly works for what was designed for. But I think it also undeniable that would choose something else for many tasks, if they had the option. If you wanted, you could also use JavaScript for an entire operating systems just for JavaScript[1]. However this does not mean that it is good idea to do so. [1] https://github.com/NodeOS/NodeOS https://github.com/NodeOS/NodeOS