--- title: JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic) description: The proposal to split JavaScript into two separate languages, JS sugar and JS0, aims to defer some functionalities to build tools and compilers instead of the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic) | daily.dev og:description: The proposal to split JavaScript into two separate languages, JS sugar and JS0, aims to defer some functionalities to build tools and compilers instead of the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kgEyU834q.png og:image:alt: JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic) **[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 24 min read · 23 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary The proposal to split JavaScript into two separate languages, JS sugar and JS0, aims to defer some functionalities to build tools and compilers instead of the browser engines. This change, introduced by members of TC39, seeks to streamline the implementation of new features. However, it has sparked significant debate among the development community regarding its potential impacts on security, performance, complexity, and overall user experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@petecapecod** · 0 upvotes > There’s more drama in JS land, and Theo is on that 💩!! > I mean I guess the proposal makes sense kind of, but also are we ***sure*** this isn’t going to add more complexity? 🤷🏻‍♂️ > > Either way thanks for the update 👍🏻 --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q"},"datePublished":"2024-10-16T06:41:54.070Z","dateModified":"2024-10-16T06:42:05.121Z","description":"The proposal to split JavaScript into two separate languages, JS sugar and JS0, aims to defer some functionalities to build tools and compilers instead of the...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1Sa1Sbyejg/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1Sa1Sbyejg/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Theo - t3․gg","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Theo - t3․gg","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UmX7IyU3--/f_auto/v1704628081/logos/t3dotgg.jpg","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg"},"commentCount":2,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":23},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"keywords":"webdev,javascript","timeRequired":"PT24M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic)","description":"The proposal to split JavaScript into two separate languages, JS sugar and JS0, aims to defer some functionalities to build tools and compilers instead of the...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1Sa1Sbyejg/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-10-16T06:41:54.070Z","duration":"PT24M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/kgEyU834q","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/m1Sa1Sbyejg"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Theo - t3․gg","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"JavaScript might become two languages (and it's dramatic)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-might-become-two-languages-and-it-s-dramatic--kgeyu834q","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"There’s more drama in JS land, and Theo is on that 💩!!\nI mean I guess the proposal makes sense kind of, but also are we sure this isn’t going to add more complexity? 🤷🏻‍♂️\nEither way thanks for the update 👍🏻","datePublished":"2024-12-09T15:11:55.706Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kgEyU834q#c-ePJebBO9D","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Peter Cruckshank","url":"https://daily.dev/petecapecod","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZJhQyKws--/f_auto/v1721235024/avatars/avatar_A9xh33q0QoxtkGoJRCosp"}}]} ```