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1. siwata+Yc[view] [source] 2025-12-04 10:58:11
>>pavela+(OP)
I actually think that people should rather use EcmaScript name instead of JavaScript, because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway). I wish Oracle started suing people to force everyone to use the better name.
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2. embedd+7g[view] [source] 2025-12-04 11:27:44
>>siwata+Yc
> because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway).

Probably if we were in the early 2000s this could have been a battle worth fighting. But considering we're in 2025 and probably more people are aware of JavaScript than Java at this point, even when you're deep in enterprise-land, I'm not sure it'd be less confusing.

Anyways, you're about two decades too late to this discussion :/

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3. hereti+Ex[view] [source] 2025-12-04 13:29:34
>>embedd+7g
> probably more people are aware of JavaScript than Java at this point

All the same, I probably get as many calls from recruiters to fill Java positions as I do JS positions. I've never used the former, and explaining it is always awkward!

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4. Goblin+mB[view] [source] 2025-12-04 13:56:09
>>hereti+Ex
For normal people Java is a short way to say JavaScript.
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5. spider+1F[view] [source] 2025-12-04 14:18:24
>>Goblin+mB
I have never heard anyone do that. Do “normal” people even discuss JavaScript?
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