Stroustrup's Rule and Layering Over Time:https://thefeedbackloop.xyz/stroustrups-rule-and-layering-over-time/ …
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JS was the only language that worked in the script tag (leaving aside IE craziness).
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"it's easier to use JS" is not the same as "JS is mandatory" -- Java shipped in the 90s and Flash in the 2000s
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JS was the only way to do some things, and one of a few limited ways to do anything.
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JS was the only way to **performantly** do some things, and yes, one of a few limited ways.
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but since the other things failed, doesn't that tell us something other than "mandatory -> adoption"?
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Those factors led to significant adoption of Flash and Java. Adoption isn't permanent.
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Java Web Start had very little adoption. But "options" != "mandatory" -- we're losing the thread.
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Let's say we pass a law mandating software be developed in JS or C++. Will increase adoption of both, I predict.
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people need fancy web. JS powers fancy web.
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Java was ubiquitous in the 90s (remember Java Web Start), then Flash in the 2000s.
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before recently, JS was never "mandatory" or "the only built-in solution"
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JS adoption sped up with Ajax/tooling, not Flash dying (I was there ;) )
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I can jump on the blame the expert tooling argument
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