D to ASM.js vs D to Dart (VM)

[Etienne via Digitalmars-d]

On 2014-05-16 10:15 AM, Chris wrote:
> C isn't the best programming language. Only because something is
> everywhere, doesn't mean it's good (Windows comes to mind, and other big
> brands). As to the revolutionary ideas, are they really revolutionary or
> do they serve some corporate interest? Are there better ideas that will
> never be put into practice because they don't serve or even go against
> corporate interest? Is D still a small player because it is too
> community-oriented? (I hope this will never change!)
>
> Mind you, how many of the big "be all end all"-technologies that have
> been hyped over the years are really good (including community base
> projects)? JS, Java, Ajax, PHP, Ruby, iOS, Android ...? With good I mean
> really good, not omnipresent.

I'll have to go with: If it managed to serve corporate interest, that's 
because you were satisfied by it and suggested to others to "vote with 
their money". The company name is merely there to take that cash and 
re-distribute it to whom deserves it. I doubt the smartest person in the 
world could produce a microprocessor chip from sand without help