In defense
I can write a well featured application that can change remote data in real time and work on almost anyone's computer immediately.
Try doing the same with Java or C++.
It's not perfect, but it's getting better all the time, due to better engines and a constantly improving spec. Harmony addresses a number of OO grumbles, but I quite like being freed from the shackles of typing and full OO.
The browser is pretty much the OS now.
(, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 19:07, Reply)
Eek!
I don't want to be freed from strong typing. It's the path to madness! (It eliminates a whole class of things you can do in typed languages to protect yourself against unexpected things being passed to functions, etc.)
(Implicit typing I'm fine with, but I still like it strong.)
(, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 21:48, Reply)