I share a similar vague desire, but the specifics are all off. If Netscape had even heard of an obscure two-year-old scripting language from Brazil, and chosen

I share a similar vague desire, but the specifics are all off. If Netscape had even heard of an obscure two-year-old scripting language from Brazil, and chosen to use it, we wouldn't have gotten the Lua we know and love in the bargain. 1995 Lua wasn't the obviously superior Javascript alternative that it's been since the early 200s.