No More JavaScript
nomorejavascript.com
nomorejavascript.com
if I were capable of bending the universe to my will (or any portion thereof), I would end javascript in a heartbeat and make python the master scripting language for browsers.
However, I'm not, so JS is safe for now.
(And I would smite anyone who suggests that it's fine to transpile languages to JS for use in a browser. It's not elegant and they would all die painfully and inelegantly.)
Be glad that I am not your god.
Even my cat is just pretending to worship me until he can take over.
Significant whitespace is the Devil's palimpsest.
Just another whiney kid putting up a web page.
And their integrated version of jQuery just makes no sense.
The "create a javascript replacement" reveals they the author has no plan to achieve what he wants. Does he want a new language? Use a known language? Does he want to create an fast V8-like engine for this new/old language?
Although I haven't used JS too much, I dislike it (it has too many warts) but it is so ubiquitous in the web that is insane to try to replace it in the blink of an eye.
Anyway, if this actually goes on ahead, I propose Lua.
Or alternatively, he could stop being an idiot.
var x = my_function();
var x = myFunction();
> no joke. This is the real deal and we are doing everything in our power to make it happen. Please share to your social networks to get more signatures. It's time for change :)
> I know right! It seems like everyone has been thinking it, but no one doing a thing about it for so long.
They've also spammed it on a few different forums and mailing lists.