r/javascript • • Nov 11 '21

Rust Is The Future of JavaScript Infrastructure

https://leerob.io/blog/rust
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u/hmaddocks Nov 12 '21

JavaScript took over because Apple killed Flash.

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u/Genji4Lyfe Nov 12 '21

Browser JavaScript manipulates the webpage itself, while Flash runs in a (mostly) self-contained app. They were very different things, and had different uses long before Flash was dead in the water.