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Bram Moolenaar <Bram <at> Moolenaar.net> writes:

> 
> 
> Mikeyao wrote:
> 
> > Vim support many languages interface and I just found new lua
> > interface added in 7.3. I think most programmers know javascript and
> > like it, it's going to mainstream.
> > Many web developers using vim, they know javascript well.
> 
> The reason people write Javascript is because it's the only choice for
> making applications run in a browser.  Otherwise it's not a very good
> language.  I can't think of any good reason to write Vim plugins in
> Javascript instead of a decent language, such as Python.
> 

I just wanted to add my support to the idea of adding Javascript bindings. 
I love Vim, and I love Javascript. I would very much like to use it to write 
Vim scripts. I suspect I am not alone.