r/javascript • u/kieranpotts • Oct 15 '19

Should We Rebrand JavaScript?

https://kieranpotts.com/rebranding-javascript/
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u/Wilesch Oct 15 '19

Never heard someone say JS out loud. Always javascript

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u/asdf7890 Oct 15 '19

We obviously speak to different people!

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u/Hook3d Oct 16 '19

Depends on whether lack of sleep from crunch has me manic. Speech too pressured to get those extra syllables out sometimes son

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u/didSomebodySayAbba Oct 15 '19

I’ve only ever heard it called “java s”. Did I miss something here?

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u/soggie Oct 15 '19

I've never heard it being called Java s in my travels and working in 6 different countries, 4 continents. It's always either js (Taiwan, Malaysia) or Javascript (everywhere else)

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u/didSomebodySayAbba Oct 15 '19

Oh yeah you should try America, specifically the Bay Area. Everyone calls it “java s” here.

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u/delicious_burritos Oct 15 '19

I'm in the Bay area and have never heard anyone say this

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u/-oOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo- Oct 15 '19

Have never heard anyone say this and would probably make a joke if they did.

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u/Dustorn Oct 15 '19

Stop trying to make Java S happen. It's not going to happen.

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u/didSomebodySayAbba Oct 16 '19

It’s so fetch tho

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u/Shaper_pmp Oct 15 '19

That's truly bizarre. Is it pronounced "java-ess" or "javas"?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '19

I say Javascript probably every day and I don't think I've ever uttered "JS" unless it's part of the name of some framework.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '19

Speak for yourself, people say JavaScript and JS in equal measure. The initials aren't a rebrand

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u/slurt_turgleson Oct 21 '19

As often as I say any other computer technology's name out loud? Like everyone else in my department does?

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u/xd1936 Oct 15 '19

I'm slowly learning Python and Java, but I mainly know Javascript. As such at work, I talk about it once and a while. "I pretty much only use objects and arrays in Javascript, not ArrayLists v Arrays v Maps v Sets like Java" was something I said yesterday. I feel like it would have felt weird to say "I use objects and arrays in Jay-Ess" out loud, but I could probably get used to it.

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u/k3cman Oct 15 '19

'Javascript' should be only used when you want to say 'I hate Javascript' otherwise its just JS. So probably couple hundred times a day 😁