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This seems like such a pain in the ass to fight. Why not just rename the language? Most people are done with js anyway and just use ts.

• throwawayoldie 1y ago
  I'd like to believe that most people have switched over to TS but I wouldn't count on it until I've seen the numbers, which I am currently too lazy to look up.
  • oceansky 1y ago
    "We're now firmly in the TypeScript era. 67% of respondents stated they write more TypeScript than JavaScript code – while the single largest group consisted of people who only write TypeScript." https://2024.stateofjs.com/en-US/usage/ https://2024.stateofjs.com/en-US/usage/
    • throwawayoldie 1y ago
      Nice to hear, thanks.
• jenadine 1y ago
  Btw, The language is called ECMAScript
  • echelon 1y ago
    Does everyone else pronounce that as "eczema script", too?
    • wiseowise 1y ago
      "EnemaScript"
      • echelon 1y ago
        I mean, I don't think of it as a rebuke of JavaScript. I've just found it to be the most natural pronunciation for that sequence of letters. I really can't read it any other way.
    • ranguna 1y ago
      No, everyone I know literally pronounces it as ecma script.
  • ajkjk 1y ago
    no it's not, that's a bureaucratic hoop-jump
  • mmastrac 1y ago
    Literally nobody, outside of formal documents and perhaps pedants, uses that catastrophe of a name.
  • runarberg 1y ago
    If you are gonna change the name to anything, change it to js. But also, don’t change the name of the language, especially not to ECMAScript.
    • zzo38computer 1y ago
      It is already called ECMAScript; they do not need to change it. It is also called JavaScript. (I don't know if there is trademark issues with ECMA too though) However, the name "JavaScript" (and "ECMAScript") is in use enough anyways (like is described in the article), so Oracle shouldn't properly restrict others to use it in this way.