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 Scala.js compiles Scala code to JavaScript, allowing you to write your
 Web application entirely in Scala!
 
-Outstanding features are:
+Noteworthy features are:
 
 *   Support all of Scala (including macros!),
     modulo [a few semantic differences](http://www.scala-js.org/doc/semantics.html)