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> If we don’t win discovery, Oracle locks in ownership of the word “JavaScript.” This is the decisive moment. One more reason to move away from it and finally

> If we don’t win discovery, Oracle locks in ownership of the word “JavaScript.” This is the decisive moment. One more reason to move away from it and finally get some sanity back in webdev.

nchmy 1y ago
What alternative do you propose to Javascript for interactive functionality on a web page?
- nemomarx 1y ago
  we could always use wasm, right?
  - perlgeek 1y ago
    WASM doesn't have a DOM API, as far as I know.
    - nchmy 1y ago
      It does not. It interacts with browser APIs (not just dom) via JavaScript. And it needs to load a big binary first.
- maybewhenthesun 1y ago
  ecmascript?
gamache 1y ago
> finally get some sanity back in webdev Like nested <table>s and 1x1 transparent spacer GIFs?