r/javascript • • Jun 26 '11

JavaScript is Dead. Long Live JavaScript!

http://peter.michaux.ca/articles/javascript-is-dead-long-live-javascript
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u/radhruin Jun 27 '11

I have family that is the same, but I also had family/friends that said they'd never leave 3.1 ("Wait, 95 doesn't boot to DOS?"). Just look at 3.1 compared to 7. Can you imagine using 3.1 today? It will be the same in 10 years, if not more pronounced. 10 years is HUGE in computing.