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From: Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.javascript
Subject: Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:48:04 +0100
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John Harris wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:29:47 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
> <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>>John Harris wrote:
>   <snip>
>>> In that case why write "There is no javascript"? Why not be more
>>> informative and helpful by writing
>>>   "Remember that 'javascript' names a family of languages " ...
>>
>>Because that would be confirming a misconception.
>>
>>As regards “family of languages”: QED.
> 
> But you, Thomas, are the only person in the world who thinks it's a
> misconception.

Claiming something does not make it so.  Neither does artistic snipping.

> Its use as a family name has been displayed in the FAQ
> for 15 years or so.

A misconception by few underinformed people, to be corrected.

> It's time you thought about it sensibly instead of
> thinking it's a single language name.

It’s *past* time that you posted something different from this constant 
bickering, something constructive, to this newsgroup, like source code,
or finally FOAD'd.

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