I can see the wisdom in this.

As a counter-example, it feels as though Typescript has managed to (largely?) succeed as a subset of Javascript, so maybe the "do your own thing" isn't entirely a lost-cause -- maybe it's just really really difficult?

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dec0dedab0de 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Typescript is a superset of javascript

	▲	HanClinto 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Aaah, you are correct -- I had that backwards. All Javascript is indeed valid Typescript, but not all Typescript is valid Javascript. Appreciated