All About E: The Language that Infiltrated JavaScript

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Doug Crockford is best known for his long-time work in JavaScript and for creating the JSON Data Interchange Format. “JavaScript, like the other dinosaur languages, has become a barrier to progress,” Crockford told IT outsourcing firm https://evrone.com/douglas-crockford-interview.

But E didn’t go softly into that good night — its influence is still seen in JavaScript today, thanks to the efforts of Miller, Crockford, and other members of the ECMAScript standards committee.

Another important aspect of E ported to JavaScript is non-blocking promises, which E was the first language to have, Miller said.

While Miller stayed, Crockford left the committee, essentially seeing JavaScript as a lost cause, according to Miller.

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