To add another example, I normally do JS using Node and there (and also in IE) you have a very useful function: setImmediate. A few days ago, when doing some c

To add another example, I normally do JS using Node and there (and also in IE) you have a very useful function: setImmediate. A few days ago, when doing some client-side JS I wanted to use it and I saw that it is not part of a standard, not only that, it has actually been REJECTED. It's really sad to see the development of the language crippled for a reason that basically boils down to "No, because it was proposed by Microsoft".