> Unfortunately this sentiment is disqualified by data. Your comment seems to support, rather than disprove, the claim. JS was around for years without much s

> Unfortunately this sentiment is disqualified by data. Your comment seems to support, rather than disprove, the claim. JS was around for years without much success before the browser became a popular platform for applications. People used to only write applications for the server or for platforms like Java and Flash that were just embedded as plugins in the browser. They only started using JS after improvements to browsers made it a better platform than the alternatives.