Javascript evolution to follow Python

Fascinating news from Brendan Eich (CTO of Mozilla and creator of Javascript). The first deployment of Javascript 2 is expected by middle of next year and, to quote a piece in PC Welt: For the future, JavaScript will follow Python. “We’re going to learn from Python. JavaScript is pretty close to Python,” Eich said. Python 2.5 is being tracked, he said..
The two languages are natural companions; it really highlights the architectural success of projects like Mochikit and Nevow (and LivePage in particular)