I don't think I've seen a more inaccurate headline stay on HN for so long. JS isn't the sole app dev language and it won't ever be. It's the language they chos

I don't think I've seen a more inaccurate headline stay on HN for so long. JS isn't the sole app dev language and it won't ever be. It's the language they chose to prioritize resources for tooling, documentation, and evangelizing of the platform to new developers. A better, more thoughtful explanation is at the developer's blog, which I hope the OP link is replaced with: http://treitter.livejournal.com/14871.html http://treitter.livejournal.com/14871.html