> It's being designed as a javascript replacement. Yes, it is. But I'm not sure why you're viewing that as something negative. It addresses the kind of proble

> It's being designed as a javascript replacement. Yes, it is. But I'm not sure why you're viewing that as something negative. It addresses the kind of problems everyone encounters when they try to write bigger applications in JavaScript. GWT and the Closure Compiler also did this kind of thing. Dart does the same, but in a far more elegant manner. It's terser and the workflow is far more streamlined. Having proper tooling is really great. Also, thanks to the type annotations you'll need fewer tests, you get better documentation, and it also acts as a safety net for refactoring/maintenance work. It will enable more people (myself included) to write larger high-quality web applications.