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Discussion on: Javascript's Persistent Popularity: No one seems to particularly enjoy the language, but everyone is using it

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Mr Bee

The one and only reason why Javascript is so popular is simply because there's no other alternative languages that's allowed to run in a browser. We have no other options. So, like it or not, if we want to write front-end web applications, we HAVE TO learn and use Javascript. Period. That's the context of Jeff Atwood's quote above.

It's not relevant whether we like it or hate it, whether it is ugly or beautiful, whether it is fast or slow, etc… all of them are irrelevant. Even this Stack Overflow's survey is irrelevant. We still have to use it, as is, no matter what. That's why the planned web assembly is very important. We all should support it. It will enable other languages to be used for front-end web development.

After other languages are allowed to be used in a browser, then we're talking. Before that, there's no point defending or attacking Javascript. It's useless. :)