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The surprising reason JavaScript is the best language for beginners

For many reasons, including those I’ve already covered, JavaScript is a very popular programming language. In fact, according ...
Visual Studio Magazine

JavaScript Survey: Devs Want Static Typing (and Favor TypeScript over Vanilla JS)

The latest State of JavaScript survey confirms findings from previous editions: Developers like and want static typing for the super-popular programming language. What's more, they're more likely to ...
InfoQ

Facebook Flow Provides More Static Typing for JavaScript

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...
InfoWorld

New compiler tackles JavaScript’s weak typing

Software vendor Onux tackles the issue of type safety in JavaScript with a language called JS++, or JavaScript++, which checks types at compile time as opposed to runtime. The Onux JS++ compiler ...
MacTech

Apple patents cover authentication, type knowledge, javascript

A handful of Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Here’s a summary of each. Patent number 2010053450 is for a system and method for authentication using a shared table and ...
InfoWorld

User-defined variables in JavaScript

Variables hold a wide variety of information temporarily. The JavaScript data types that can be stored in a variable include: JavaScript variables can hold a few other kinds of data, but these are by ...
Macworld

Javascript Print Button and an Older OS

Readers of my November 2004 Mac 911 column, who steadfastly cling to versions of Mac OS X prior to 10.3, have discovered that typing javascript:window.print() into Safari’s Address field and pressing ...