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So the FAT story may be an exaggeration, but does Brandon Eich's Javascript-in-10-days (http://www.quora.com/JavaScript/In-which-10-days-of-May-did-...) still count as a "STFU-I'm-the-boss" feat?

So that explains it...

;)

How do we explain C++?

Compatibility with C and its toolchain.

I think that's a weak response. obj-c was just as compatible and a far less horrible language design.

Actually I don't have any praise for Objective-C's design.

And it also suffers from the same issues that pollute C++'s design.

You have a typo: Brandon Eich -> Brendan Eich. Not nitpicking, am compelled to point out since it is a name.