He writes about the dangers Microsoft saw in Javascript and generally an open web that escapes Microsoft's lock-in, and that they kept Javascript broken to prevent the escape.
I posted the link mainly because I think that a large portion of Hackernews audience is young and doesn't have a feel of times when Microsoft was casting the shadow on everything... And I think this "Ask HN" is an example of this.
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He writes about the dangers Microsoft saw in Javascript and generally an open web that escapes Microsoft's lock-in, and that they kept Javascript broken to prevent the escape.
I posted the link mainly because I think that a large portion of Hackernews audience is young and doesn't have a feel of times when Microsoft was casting the shadow on everything... And I think this "Ask HN" is an example of this.