JavaScript

What makes JavaScript great

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of the perils.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 5, 20254 mins

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Zoneless Angular arrives in Angular 20.2

By Paul Krill

Sep 3, 20252 mins

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Wave of npm supply chain attacks exposes thousands of enterprise developer credentials

By Gyana Swain

Aug 28, 20255 mins

Application SecurityJavaScript

Articles

XMLUI builds React-based UIs with simple markup

Open-source framework wraps React and CSS and provides a catalog of components and a theme system for composing user interfaces declaratively with XML.

By Paul Krill

Jul 23, 2025 3 mins

JavaScriptReactWeb Development

Nuxt 4.0 improves project organization, data fetching, TypeScript support

Major release of the Vue-based JavaScript framework for building full-stack web applications and websites also brings updated UI templates and a speedier CLI.

By Paul Krill

Jul 21, 2025 3 mins

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ECMAScript 2025: The best new features in JavaScript

The latest JavaScript specification standardizes a well-balanced and thoughtful set of features, including the built-in global Iterator, new Set methods, improvements to regular expressions, and more.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 16, 2025 11 mins

JavaScriptProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

JavaScript, MacOS lead usage in worldwide developer survey

Average yearly income for developers in the US topped the list at $144k, while Android use led iOS use among all respondents to the State of Devs 2025 survey.

By Paul Krill

Jul 15, 2025 2 mins

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ECMAScript 2025 JavaScript standard approved

The ECMAScript 2025 specification, now final, standardizes new JavaScript capabilities including JSON modules, regex capabilities, Set methods, and sync iterator helper methods.

By Paul Krill

Jul 8, 2025 4 mins

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Deno 2.4 restores JavaScript bundling subcommand

Update also stabilizes OpenTelemetry support and eases dependency management with a new ‘deno update’ command.

By Paul Krill

Jul 7, 2025 2 mins

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Developing JavaScript apps with AI agents

AI assistance is increasingly woven into JavaScript development tools and processes, which is both a boon and a peril depending on how you use it.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 4, 2025 4 mins

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Better together: Developing web apps with Astro and Alpine

Two celebrated frameworks get together to make your life easier. Here’s a first look at full-stack JavaScript development with Astro and Alpine.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 18, 2025 11 mins

JavaScriptTypescriptWeb Development

10 JavaScript concepts you need to succeed with Node

Want to build quality and scalable Node.js applications? Here’s how to make JavaScript work for you, not against you.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 11, 2025 15 mins

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JavaScript innovation and the culture of programming

JavaScript tools and frameworks thrive and evolve in an ecosystem that is equal parts competitive and collaborative. This month, we showcase some of the best examples of technology innovation in JavaScript.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 6, 2025 3 mins

DeveloperJavaScriptNode.js

JavaScript promises: 4 gotchas and how to avoid them

Promises, handlers, and chains are foundations of modern JavaScript, but they can be tricky. Here are four common traps to watch out for.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 4, 2025 8 mins

JavaScriptProgramming LanguagesSoftware Development

Reports of Deno’s demise ‘greatly exaggerated,’ Deno creator says

Deno creator and Deno Land co-founder Ryan Dahl responds to criticisms of the platform, reduced edge hosting regions, and a perceived lack of momentum.

By Paul Krill

May 28, 2025 4 mins

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