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The last time this was brought up, "WebScript" was mentioned as a possible alternative name. (Like WebAssembly, WebSockets, WebRTC, etc.) https://news.ycombina
by collinmanderson 11mo ago
The last time this was brought up, "WebScript" was mentioned as a possible alternative name. (Like WebAssembly, WebSockets, WebRTC, etc.)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45297066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45297066
- metalliqaz 11mo agoWebScript seems like it would really work. Especially if it was introduced at the same time as a major update to the ECMAscript spec
- Anarch157a 11mo agoMy personal favourite is "JayScript".
- DonHopkins 11mo agoDoobieScript
- Natfan 11mo agonot JScript[0]? or a script written in J[1]? --- [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JScript https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JScript [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_(programming_language)
- JeremyJaydan 11mo agoI recommend this one
- collinmanderson 10mo agoI like it. JSON’s father.
- fuddle 11mo agoWebScript sounds pretty good TBH
- ddtaylor 11mo agoWebScript is fine by me!
- tkel 11mo agoGreat idea. Much better than "ECMAScript"
- stack_framer 11mo agoI really like "WebScript" but people will shorten it to "ws", which will make me think of the NPM WebSocket package [0] every time I see it! [0] https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws
- chrysoprace 11mo agoAs much as I like the idea, it should really be backwards compatible with the JS acronym so that projects like "node.js" or "react.js" make sense.