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He also wrote the best book for JavaScript, JavaScript: The Good Parts.
JS is pretty bad, but it's so ubiquitous now that I don't know if anyone can create a replacement with enough traction for one of the big browsers to start supporting it.
I think it'd be possible to create a replacement, assuming you're a large company that ships your own browser (not naming names...). If you have enough market share/"killer apps" then it might be adopted (maybe?).
Now, ditching JS is a whole nother ballgame, and yeah, I don't see that happening any time soon!
One of them tried it, they had a Monopoly and tried to push their Basic (not naming names) but it didn't take off. I can't believe I am saying this but I kinda wish it had worked.