You could try CoffeeScript. It takes away a lot of what people don't like about JavaScript out, and replaces it with a decent syntax. I personally love well written vanilla JavaScript, but CoffeeScript might give you a little better experience if you "hate" JS.
So, is it the DOM you don't like, or the actual JS syntax and structure? For me, when I overcame the weakness of the DOM API, and utilized it elegently, I started to enjoy JS.
So, is it the DOM you don't like, or the actual JS syntax and structure? For me, when I overcame the weakness of the DOM API, and utilized it elegently, I started to enjoy JS.