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		arp242 on Feb 5, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Nod... That's anachronistic: it was called JavaScript long before the ECMA specification and the ECMAScript name appeared. That the JavaScript name is dumb is pretty much universally agreed on.

ryao on Feb 6, 2025 [–]

ECMAScript is what people who want to avoid Oracle’s trademark say. Being anachronistic is irrevelant as long as Oracle has the trademark.

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