This is not true. It took about 20 years for Python to reach the levels of its today's popularity. JavaScript also wasn't so dominant and omnipresent until the

This is not true. It took about 20 years for Python to reach the levels of its today's popularity. JavaScript also wasn't so dominant and omnipresent until the Chrome era. Also, many languages that see a lot of hype initially lose most of their admirers in the long run, e.g. Scala.