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What else was there? Plenty of stuff! It could have been a lisp, it could have been a flavor of pascal, python was around even if it wasn't popular yet. Thank h
by VyseofArcadia 3y ago
What else was there? Plenty of stuff! It could have been a lisp, it could have been a flavor of pascal, python was around even if it wasn't popular yet. Thank heavens we didn't end up with a flavor of BASIC, although as you point out it could have happened.
- hnal943 3y agojs is pretty lispy. Crockford is pretty compelling that the reason js survived (and beat Java which was the heir apparent) is because of the attributes it inherited from Scheme.