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_s_a_m_ | on: Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language
So JavaScript didn't work well and is successful?
bayesnet | parent | next
To be fair I think the success of JS is in spite of it not working super well
frollogaston | root | parent
JS was designed well. Got a lot of things right that others copied later, and also made improvements without breaking compatibility. And the random weird things like [] == 0 don't come up much in actual usage.
arcanemachiner | parent
Well, JavaScript isn't a typed language, so the answer to your question can't even be "no".