Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript

From	Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript
Date	2026-07-21 08:57 +0300
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On 20/07/2026 11:08, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:42:55 +0300, Mikko wrote:
> 
>> On 20/07/2026 02:29, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:40:07 +0300, Mikko wrote:
>>>
>>>> Much of what I said above is based on my experiences with various
>>>> programming languages, including old and new Javascript.
>>>
>>> You still haven’t said what you consider to be “old” versus “new”
>>> JavaScript.
>>
>> What was released 30 years ago is old. The current standard is new,
>> at least until the next revison.
> 
> If I understand you correctly, are you saying that everything prior to
> the latest version (16th edition, from June 2025 as of this writing),
> is “old”?

Depends on what you are doing. For some pusposes it is best to use the
latest standard but often it is better to avoid the need to upgrade
customer's equipment.

> So your idea of “new” JavaScript can never be much more than about a
> year old?

Sometimes old enough means at least ten years old.

> That’s fine. The rest of us will continue to refer to “30 years of
> JavaScript”. You do you.

Others may count the years. I con't care.

-- 
Mikko

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30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-24 01:52 +0000
  Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-13 16:12 +0300
    Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-13 22:31 +0000
      Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-14 09:59 +0300
        Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-14 07:27 +0000
        Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-07-18 04:51 +0200
    Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-07-14 10:50 +0100
      Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-14 22:12 +0000
        Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-07-15 11:01 +0100
    Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-07-18 04:46 +0200
      Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-19 11:40 +0300
        Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-19 23:29 +0000
          Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-20 09:42 +0300
            Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-20 08:08 +0000
              Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-21 08:57 +0300
                Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-21 23:08 +0000
                Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-07-22 09:39 +0300
            Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-07-27 14:20 +0200
        Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-07-27 14:19 +0200
  Re: 30 Years Of JavaScript Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2026-07-13 14:46 +0000

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