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Oracle still uses Java though. You can't spell JavaScript without Java. Regardless, JavaScript is now much larger than Java, so the trademark for JS should at l

Oracle still uses Java though. You can't spell JavaScript without Java. Regardless, JavaScript is now much larger than Java, so the trademark for JS should at least revert to the public.

Pet_Ant 2y ago
> Regardless, JavaScript is now much larger than Java Curious, but in what way? Java still drive lots of enterprise and banks, and I cant' say I've seen any Node.js in the backend at any of these places.
- lucacasonato 2y ago
  JavaScript is the world's most popular programming language. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-developer-survey-most-used-languages/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-develop...
  - ARandomerDude 2y ago
    That graph can't be right. Everyone knows it's a toss-up between Rust and Clojure. :)
  - jajko 2y ago
    That's a poor stats to be polite. SQL is no programming language, PL/SQL and its variants are. Without scripting languages you can't embed much logic in it. I also wonder how they count multi users, I can easily mark 10 of those if not more. > HTML/CSS were the most commonly used programming languages I am sorry but that can't be taken seriously, then I know a ton of Excel developers, and wait till I get to Powerpoint ones.
  - Pet_Ant 2y ago
    Sorry, but the second largest "language" on that graph is HTML/CSS. I mean that's not even a programming language.
    - jonny_eh 2y ago
      So ignore that entry
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ASalazarMX 2y ago
There are enough open source interpreters/engines. Let's fork it and call it WebPageScript.
- jonny_eh 2y ago
  I'd call it "JS"
jandrese 2y ago
I remember the day Netscape added "Javascript" and many people complained that the name was confusing because it had nothing at all to do with Java. It was especially confusing because people used to embed actual Java applications in webpages as "applets". It was a dumb marketing move right from the start and it has caused nothing but trouble ever since. It's way past time for the name to be changed.

Oracle still uses Java though. You can't spell JavaScript without Java. Regardless, JavaScript is now much larger than Java, so the trademark for JS should at least revert to the public.

Pet_Ant 2y ago

> Regardless, JavaScript is now much larger than Java Curious, but in what way? Java still drive lots of enterprise and banks, and I cant' say I've seen any Node.js in the backend at any of these places.

lucacasonato 2y ago
JavaScript is the world's most popular programming language. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-developer-survey-most-used-languages/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-develop...
- ARandomerDude 2y ago
  That graph can't be right. Everyone knows it's a toss-up between Rust and Clojure. :)
- jajko 2y ago
  That's a poor stats to be polite. SQL is no programming language, PL/SQL and its variants are. Without scripting languages you can't embed much logic in it. I also wonder how they count multi users, I can easily mark 10 of those if not more. > HTML/CSS were the most commonly used programming languages I am sorry but that can't be taken seriously, then I know a ton of Excel developers, and wait till I get to Powerpoint ones.
- Pet_Ant 2y ago
  Sorry, but the second largest "language" on that graph is HTML/CSS. I mean that's not even a programming language.
  - jonny_eh 2y ago
    So ignore that entry
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ASalazarMX 2y ago

There are enough open source interpreters/engines. Let's fork it and call it WebPageScript.

jonny_eh 2y ago
I'd call it "JS"

jandrese 2y ago

I remember the day Netscape added "Javascript" and many people complained that the name was confusing because it had nothing at all to do with Java. It was especially confusing because people used to embed actual Java applications in webpages as "applets". It was a dumb marketing move right from the start and it has caused nothing but trouble ever since. It's way past time for the name to be changed.