Coming from a C++ background, I found JavaScript very comfortable when I started doing DHTML programming. I was impressed with some of the things it could do with properties and functions. Other dynamic languages, Python and Ruby for example, have been getting lots of press lately while JavaScript has been quietly powering the Web.
That seems to be changing. I am reading a lot more about JavaScript. This is due in large part to Google’s GMail and Suggest (how it works). These are great examples of what can be done with DHTML and created a lot of buzz. The JavaScript Weblog posted a summary of predictions that seem to be shared by others.
Go JavaScript!