You know, I waited too long for the right higher level layer or even outright replacement for html/javascript to come along and rise in popularity. Now I wish

You know, I waited too long for the right higher level layer or even outright replacement for html/javascript to come along and rise in popularity. Now I wish I'd just dived in to plain html/javascript earlier and become adept with them just as they were. A lot of "higher level" layers have come and gone, while javascript and html are still with us, and getting stronger all the time. What's more even with a higher level layer above them, you're going to have to know them anyway, to use them in real projects.