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i don't think JavaScript going to die but its time that we have another option for the web. JavaScript have its warts. some people love JavaScript and some don't. its not fair for JavaScript to be the only option. i see Web Assembly as an option for people who doesn't like JavaScript warts to use their favor langue to develop for the web.

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I feel like the only people that "like" javascript or those that had it for their first language. Its needed, its better than it was, but compared to just about any other language its a total mess.

My career was C, Java, PHP, JavaScript.

I like JS the most.

It's flexible, lightweight, and omnipresent.

The only other mainstream language that gives me that feeling is Rust.

The ECMA improvements are nice but imo it's too hard to manage large Javascript programs, or Typescript wouldn't have such a large following.

Good point.

I'm using TypeScript and JavaScript interchangably.

I know JavaScript like the back of my hand, so TypeScript isn't telling me much new, but the static type checking allows me to keep less of that knowledge in working memory. Pretty awesome language!

Rust is hardly omnipresent. I understand it has trouble with lesser used architectures and operating systems. While yes you probably dont use them, they do still exist.

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