Tony Morris

I suggest we add "no language shaming" to the Code of Conduct, and mention that bit at the start of next year's conf.

if we supercede a tool, can we make that claim? Have I then 'shamed' the tool?

You can choose not to make fun of it, and by extension of people who make a living on it.

I make fun of JavaScript, not people.

Well, we ask you that you please don't, because people don't like it. Where "we" is me and some others.

I ask that open discussion and criticism on technical matters be independent of personal likes.

You can say that JS's global-by-default scope is awful. Open criticism is fine. It's mockery that's not ok.

Also, anyone can mock on their own time. Conferences can also request "please don't do it while at our conf".