Since there is already a very nice, albeit quirky, dynamically typed langauge for the web, I think there is room for something different. If you want to build r

Since there is already a very nice, albeit quirky, dynamically typed langauge for the web, I think there is room for something different. If you want to build robust applications with larger teams - as is increasingly the case with JavaScript - it would be really nice to have features of a statically typed language. Same goes with the performance overhead for processor-intensive apps, which we are also seeing more of with JavaScript. We are learning enough about the potential for powerful browser-based apps that we could conceivably start to come up with something better. On the other hand, and to your point, nobody wants to reinvent SOAP.