Javascript needs to be retired
It is a barrier to development
JavaScript Object Notation creator Douglas Crockford has said that JavaScript, the world’s most popular programming language has become a barrier to progress.
Developers love rust
It never sleeps even when they do
Rust is still the most loved by developers according to Stack Overflow's annual survey of more than 73,000 developers from 180 countries.
JavaScript is most popular programming language
East of Java now
HackerRank released the 2019 edition of its annual Developer Skills Report and said that Javascript had overtaken Java as the world's most popular programming language.
Office 365 not be re-written in Javascript
Vole admits enthusiasm gets a little out of hand
A Microsoft employee is in hot water after he tweeted that "all of Office 365" was being 'completely rewritten' in JavaScript.
Google confirms death of Octane
No longer useful because developers cheat
Google has killed off its widely-used Octane JavaScript benchmark saying that it's no longer a useful way for browser developers to determine how best to optimise their JavaScript engines.
RedMonk blesses JavaScript as the world’s most popular language
Followed by Java and Python
Beancounters at RedMonk have taken time out from their busy prayer wheels to create a list of the world’s most popular programming languages.
Chrome to be lighter on RAM
Heavy shoppers might be able to multi-task
Heavy users of Chrome might actually be able to do something else on their high powered PCs and not find that their browser had eaten all their RAM with a side order of other systems resources.
More holes in Javascript
The holes were small, they had to count them all
Javascript unstoppable
Ecosystem being improved
Insecurity experts use JavaScript to snoop proxies
Found all sorts of dodgy people