The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)

	The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)(destroyallsoftware.com)
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	tl;dr: Gary Bernhardt's 2014 PyCon talk is a sci-fi/comedy/serious presentation tracing JavaScript's history from 1995 to a speculative 2035, where asm.js and related technologies effectively replace the OS-level process boundary with a JavaScript VM sandbox. While candid about JavaScript's flaws, the talk argues its long-term impact on the industry is overwhelmingly positive.
	HN Discussion: ↑Predictions about JS as a compilation target came true via WebAssembly and Electron ↑Bernhardt's predictions largely played out, awaiting full browser/WASM-based OS ~WebAssembly isn't progressing fast enough to replace JS due to DOM limitations •Praise for Bernhardt's other work (Wat talk), tangential admiration ~Ironic observation about JS ecosystem constantly reinventing itself via transpilation