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> We still have a rough future ahead of us. But I bet on JavaScript a long time ago, and alas, like English — it’s everywhere.

The "alas" in this quote is sad. Sad to be using tools you hate.

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I feel the same way about JavaScript, to some extent at least. I don't hate JavaScript - but I think that the web would be better if it moved towards making another language standard as well. I don't know which language would be best, Dart looks like a good candidate when it is more mature.

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