This is similar to the divide I see in the PHP community. There's been such a big movement towards more strictness, more Java-like features and frameworks, whi

This is similar to the divide I see in the PHP community. There's been such a big movement towards more strictness, more Java-like features and frameworks, while the more interesting development today seems to be moving away from that, towards more concise, flexible, and expressive languages like Ruby and Python, more FP ideas, and the rise of server-side Javascript. I started programming professionally in Perl, where you were handed a loaded gun and learned the hard way not to shoot yourself in the foot. I appreciate the discipline that demands, making you think hard about what you're doing. I really hope the Javascript community doesn't start to compromise its dynamic nature and lose one of the things that made it great. There are areas where syntax could certainly be improved/made more concise, but keep the dynamism and flexibility all the way (and add more!). Good on Jeremy for fighting for that.