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There is no problem to fix - JavaScript is the 2nd best language. LISP is better. KnR C is 3rd. No good language is easy to learn and understand.

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Unless a language's sole purpose to be easy to learn and understand. Then by definition it's a great language.

Use the right tools for the right job. A jewelers file is pretty worthless if you are building a house. Likewise a hammer isn't very useful in the finishing touches of a diamond ring.

I would argue that Python & Ruby are pretty good general purpose programming languages & yet are easier to learn.

Hence, I don't buy your hypothesis that language has to be "hard" to learn; in-order to be useful.

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