JavaScript is a C-like language though. It looks like C. It borrowed its syntax and even many of its keywords. Also, in some of his earlier talks he said that

JavaScript is a C-like language though. It looks like C. It borrowed its syntax and even many of its keywords. Also, in some of his earlier talks he said that it looks familiar to C or Java developers (because it's a C-like language) and that this perceived familiarity is the reason why most people don't bother learning the language.