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  • $\begingroup$ A planet wide internet network already existed in the late 90s. $\endgroup$
    – Daniel B
    Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 6:32
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    $\begingroup$ Sorry, the point I’m trying to make is that a late 90s computer is absolutely sophisticated enough for JS to come into being. Your limitations on the tech’s capabilities aren’t matching the limitations of the tech you’re trying to match. $\endgroup$
    – Daniel B
    Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 13:41
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    $\begingroup$ What current digital computers don’t use software? $\endgroup$
    – Jon Custer
    Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 15:14
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    $\begingroup$ How could you have a computer that runs assembly fine, but can't run higher level languages? Fun Fact: Higher level languages are compiled into machine code just like assembly is. It's an abstraction layer, not anything physically different. $\endgroup$
    – SurpriseDog
    Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 17:25
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    $\begingroup$ Have to agree with SurpriseDog here - there is no distinction between a piece of software written in C and a piece of software written in Java and compiled to machine code. The "abstraction" they were talking about had nothing to do with complexity, and just to do with helping human developers. Unreal Engine 5 is written in C, and I don't think anyone would accuse it of being unsophisticated. I can see what you're broadly after, but you need to be aware that the definition of complexity you're using is incorrect. $\endgroup$
    – jdunlop
    Commented Feb 2, 2023 at 0:50