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		lewisflude 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Help us raise $200k to free JavaScript from Oracle I wonder if we should just rename JavaScript to something else (not ECMAScript, which is an awful name). Would be difficult to coordinate, but I think if runtimes start incorporating new naming, there could be enough of a consensus to move away from the JavaScript name entirely and it could become a relic of history.

throwmeaway222 4 months ago [–]

It won't be called anything other than EcmaScript because there are already millions of references to that name.

lewisflude 4 months ago | [–]

Such an awful name! From that perspective, a $200k legal battle makes total sense in comparison.

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