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I am using Unity 2017.2.0b5. I tried to help somebody who asked a question about Unityscript few moments ago but I noticed that:

Assets > Create > C# Script is present but Assets > Create > JavaScript is missing.

This is also missing from the Project tab and the Create new script menu which is on the Add Component menu.

I read the release note but couldn't find anything about Unityscript/Javascript.

Has Unity just killed Unityscript/JavaScript support like Boo?

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    No sane person would use UnityScript, you should be on C#.... Unity made a mess by releasing their own mutation of Javascript; so I'd like if it *is* recinded but I've read nothing about that happening. You should probably ask this question on [GameDev Stack Exchange](https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/) or [Unity Developers Forum](https://forum.unity3d.com/) – Martin Aug 05 '17 at 14:56
  • @Martin I don't think this question is any more relevant over on Game Dev (it's got [similar posting rules to SO](https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic), anything off-topic on SO would be off-topic on GD), but the Unity Developers Forum would be an ideal place. The general advice is: before asking, always check the site's how to ask page. Programmer: I wouldn't be surprised if they killed off the monocompiler. It's really held Unity back from taking advantage of newer .NET features, like covariance and contravariance. – Draco18s no longer trusts SE Aug 05 '17 at 17:47
  • @Draco18s Unity forum is not very active. I will ask there too. I just wanted to know if any one here has any idea if this has been killed off or maybe this is a bug. I wonder why Unity would remove it without even mentioning it on their blog or release note. I now suspect it has been killed. – Programmer Aug 05 '17 at 18:14
  • @Martin Many people still do because they came from web development background. Although, I don't and have been encouraging them to switch to C#. – Programmer Aug 05 '17 at 18:15
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    "[UnityScript has already been abandoned. Just no one has told the marketing team yet.](https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/unity-and-javascript.458184/#post-2973333)" – Draco18s no longer trusts SE Aug 05 '17 at 19:54
  • That's interesting. I knew they were going to when they released their C# vs Javascript usage poll in 2014 but not unannounced like this. – Programmer Aug 06 '17 at 08:27
  • @Draco18s Not sure if I should delete this or maybe you should make that an answer so that any Unityscript question will be linked to this post. – Programmer Aug 06 '17 at 08:28
  • Its the only source and it's not even terribly official (and from 6 months ago). Heck, two replies down is a Unity rep saying they aren't yanking it just yet (and a little later on: the UnityScript compiler is apparently written in Boo, so axing one takes out the other). I can turn that into an answer if you'd like, but it feels so unsatisfactory. – Draco18s no longer trusts SE Aug 06 '17 at 16:10
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    @Draco18s Unity finally replied to another user [here](https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/is-unityscript-javascript-discontinued.486824/#post-3174123). You can quote that as answer. It looks like you can just drag Javascript file there but you can't create new one from Unity itself. – Programmer Aug 06 '17 at 20:55

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According to some comments on the Unity forums:

One user said back in February, "UnityScript has already been abandoned. Just no one has told the marketing team yet."

Then just today (at the time of this post), a Unity representative replied, "UnityScript will continue to work in 2017.2. We removed the menu item because we would like to avoid new users picking it up, but you can still add new UnityScript files to your project by other means" (emphasis mine).

So there we have it. UnityScript is (likely) being removed and this is the first step: preventing new users from starting with it.

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    A more detailed blog post official response: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2017/08/11/unityscripts-long-ride-off-into-the-sunset/ – Molly J Aug 12 '17 at 00:07
  • @MollyJ awesome, thanks for the link, looks like initial preceptions were accurate: it was being depreciated but the marketing team hadn't yet been told/written up a press release. – Draco18s no longer trusts SE Aug 12 '17 at 00:14