

But that was something that had to be installed on the system
That was only initially true, by the end of its life it was a default component in some major browsers. Such as chrome and internet explorer.
And prior to that it frequently came preinstalled by the manufacturer.
But with all that said, I suspect we’ve missed the intent of the previous comment. To illustrate that none of the alternative means to run code in a web browser has worked out.
And with that said due to market momentum (like how so many apps are electron based) I would expect JavaScript to outlive C++ haha.









They are a common wedding gift in some rural communities.
But I don’t have one yet.