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> it can be written in a text editor Are there programming languages that we don’t use as targets that can’t be written in a text editor? I’m not sure what you

> it can be written in a text editor Are there programming languages that we don’t use as targets that can’t be written in a text editor? I’m not sure what you mean here. I can write Rust, C, C++, Python, Swift, .Net, etc etc in a text editor with no more difficulty than JS? > it doesn't require knowledge of a second language, toolchain and compiler. A lot of javascript is still hand written. Have you not seen the borderline arcane processes and quantity of tooling involved in “compiling” and bundling JS applications? It’s nightmarish and far more convoluted than literally any other language I’ve dealt with. > Also, deprecating JS would mean deprecating functionality most of the web itself. Oh no, what a pity, large chunks of bloated websites will go away. I’m sure we’ll all miss them greatly, they made such a great difference to our lives. /s > No one is going to rewrite all existing javascript in Rust or C or whatever and compile it to WASM. You don’t have to write it in whatever low-level language, I’m sure any number of higher level languages will get support. Also, we dropped flash pretty hard and fast, and I distinctly, distinctly remember a huge number of websites being entirely flash. It’s maybe not going to go away entirely, but it will hopefully cease to become as popular as it is now.

afiori 8y ago
> Oh no, what a pity, large chunks of bloated websites will go away. I’m sure we’ll all miss them greatly, they made such a great difference to our lives. /s I don't even know how to answer this... You are proposing to partition the web into a past and future version where almost no site of commercial interest has any incentive to leave the old internet. Do you seriously believe that a browser without javascript (not a "noscript" addon, just no javascript) could be successful in any way? or say, more than elinks? > Also, we dropped flash pretty hard and fast, and I distinctly, distinctly remember a huge number of websites being entirely flash. And some sites still requires it. It is one of the reason I still keep chrome on my computers
- Sargos 8y ago
  Steve Jobs killed Flash. I fully believe that Flash would still be around and kicking (horribly) if he didn't step in and do something about it. Jobs isn't here to save us anymore.
  - Volt 8y ago
    Really? He single-handedly killed Flash? What a powerful man.
    - afiori 8y ago
      He took the risk of creating a botched experience on his platform first. He did not fail and other followed. He was maybe not the single reason why flash declined, but for sure is the one that initiated it.

afiori 8y ago

> Oh no, what a pity, large chunks of bloated websites will go away. I’m sure we’ll all miss them greatly, they made such a great difference to our lives. /s I don't even know how to answer this... You are proposing to partition the web into a past and future version where almost no site of commercial interest has any incentive to leave the old internet. Do you seriously believe that a browser without javascript (not a "noscript" addon, just no javascript) could be successful in any way? or say, more than elinks? > Also, we dropped flash pretty hard and fast, and I distinctly, distinctly remember a huge number of websites being entirely flash. And some sites still requires it. It is one of the reason I still keep chrome on my computers

Sargos 8y ago
Steve Jobs killed Flash. I fully believe that Flash would still be around and kicking (horribly) if he didn't step in and do something about it. Jobs isn't here to save us anymore.
- Volt 8y ago
  Really? He single-handedly killed Flash? What a powerful man.
  - afiori 8y ago
    He took the risk of creating a botched experience on his platform first. He did not fail and other followed. He was maybe not the single reason why flash declined, but for sure is the one that initiated it.