But at the same time they stayed very close to C/C++/Java syntax styles. A lot of people complained about a number of the syntax that the designers didn't want

But at the same time they stayed very close to C/C++/Java syntax styles. A lot of people complained about a number of the syntax that the designers didn't want to change. The designers have also made it very clear that the types next to a variable are basically useless at runtime (unless you turn on strict mode, which kills performance). Types are for tooling only, which seems silly.