4 ms·Because JavaScript is a really widespread scripting language, so it's very well suited for this task?by rob74 4y agoBecause JavaScript is a really widespread scripting language, so it's very well suited for this task?synu 4y agoDo you have a link to where you found that explanation for the reasoning? Just curious to read a bit more deeply why.bhaak 4y agoNo, in 2002 it wasn't. This was before reliable XMLHttpRequest cross-browser support and several years before Ajax started to push Javascript's popularity.ajoseps 4y agoi don't think they'll be doing any browser related tasks on JWSTbhaak 4y agoThe argument was that Javascript wasn’t a popular and widespread programming language back then.