Is that really all it is though? Cases in point: Java Applets, VB, Flash, Dart ...
All of these were at one point or another "built into the browser", but where are they now?
VB was never built into all browsers. As far as Flash and Java applets, they were popular until they stopped being supported in all browsers - namely the iPhone and iPad.
Exhibit A: List of very different and diverse languages that compile to JS ( https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-langu.... ). If this does not demonstrate the flexibility and malleability of the language, then I do not know what does.
Almost any language can be transpiled into any other language. That says nothing about any trait inherent in the language.
Flash ActionScript was massive 10 years ago compared to any alternative to JS tech today, and where is it now?
Apple singlehandedly killed Flash by not supporting it on iOS.
CoffeeScript was all the rage 5 years ago, JS simply absorbed all its good ideas, where is it today?
CoffeeScript was never championed by a company that has the revenue and clout that MS has and never got the adoption. Please don’t mention all of the initiatives that Google tried. Google isn’t exactly known for its ability to manage a platform.
VB was never built into all browsers. As far as Flash and Java applets, they were popular until they stopped being supported in all browsers - namely the iPhone and iPad.
Exhibit A: List of very different and diverse languages that compile to JS ( https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-langu.... ). If this does not demonstrate the flexibility and malleability of the language, then I do not know what does.
Almost any language can be transpiled into any other language. That says nothing about any trait inherent in the language.
Flash ActionScript was massive 10 years ago compared to any alternative to JS tech today, and where is it now?
Apple singlehandedly killed Flash by not supporting it on iOS.
CoffeeScript was all the rage 5 years ago, JS simply absorbed all its good ideas, where is it today?
CoffeeScript was never championed by a company that has the revenue and clout that MS has and never got the adoption. Please don’t mention all of the initiatives that Google tried. Google isn’t exactly known for its ability to manage a platform.