> 1) It's a language that has stood still since November 2000 as far as standards go. That used to be true, but ECMA-262 5th edition was just published in De

> 1) It's a language that has stood still since November 2000 as far as standards go. That used to be true, but ECMA-262 5th edition was just published in December, 2009: http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecm... And the next version is under active develpment; it will likely address many of your other points.