Javascript is definitely an interesting language. For a while there it was the lament of code purists who shrieked every time you called it a language with the

Javascript is definitely an interesting language. For a while there it was the lament of code purists who shrieked every time you called it a language with the usual retorts like, "Javascript isn't a language, it's a hack" I think ECMAScript 6 is definitely a welcome change to the language, ES7 will be undeniably better (even if for Object.observe alone). Now that releases for ECMAScript specifications will be released yearly, we'll see the language evolve and now that we have a nice range of evergreen browsers, developers can take solace in the fact they don't have to support older browsers for much longer (as new features are released, browsers incorporate them). While Javascript definitely has its warts, what other language can boast of the same market share as Javascript? There is no such thing as a perfect language. Not to mention its low barrier to entry, nothing to deploy, no compiler to configure and how powerful it is in capable hands. I think the success of Javascript was more than being in the right place at the right time, I think its ease of use spurred a booming community. Not to mention the fact you could be confident you can write Javascript and it'll run basically anywhere. People who feel the need to complain about how bad Javascript is to educate themselves further or most likely have never used it properly. There are definitely bad parts in Javascript, but any decent developer who has a good understanding of Javascript knows what those bad parts are and how to avoid ever encountering them. Any language allows you to write poor code, some just make it easier than others (like PHP). For me the biggest and most exciting thing to happen to Javascript is React.js. And once it is released if my gut-feeling is correct: React Native is going to drive the Javascript language even further, possibly spurring a JS revolution even more-so than Node.js/IO.js has.