Why a C like language? Power. Browsers are CPU and memory hogs, and C is simply the best way of squeezing out more performance. Why an OO language? Well, while

Why a C like language? Power. Browsers are CPU and memory hogs, and C is simply the best way of squeezing out more performance. Why an OO language? Well, while OO is overused, a HTML document looks a lot like a bunch of objects, doesn't it?