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You can't really do good design if you have to remain backwards compatible with the entire internet.

• Waterluvian 8y ago
  Try explaining this to my peers who just don't appreciate why JavaScript is such a mess. Is this problem found anywhere else in the programming world at this scale?
  • abritinthebay 8y ago
    Yes. Just is different forms. C++ has been through similar compatibility hell.
  • adrianN 8y ago
    There are similar concerns with C(++) and Java.