My point is simple: the likelihood of any other language syntax than C (C++ -> Java, but really: C) was low. The likelihood of something without "objects" was also low. Netscape recruited me in part because I could hack quickly, and in part because I had some language implementation chops (not enough, in hindsight). I was "that guy", not in any brag-worthy sense, just the only person who was in the position to do the deed, with (barely) enough skills to pull it off.