Resig admits JavaScript, as a language, has its warts and issues, but so do all languages. And since young programmers to be must start somewhere, Khan Academy decided JavaScript is where to start ...

JavaScript was pitched as the "web companion" to Java, Sun's hot new programming language, but despite some similar syntax the two languages aren't otherwise related. And it's Java, along with ...

I’ll concede that JavaScript can be considered an Object Oriented language, I just don’t think it’s a good example of one. Especially as your first exposure.

JavaScript is the #1 most-used language on GitHub, and this trend is only going to increase: - via @ dberkholz on Twitter Khan Academy teaches their Computer Science courses in JavaScript.

Ever wondered how JavaScript really works? In this video, we break down the computer science behind the world’s most popular programming language - from source code to execution? Learn how the engine ...

HubReports, though, has JavaScript, Ruby, Java, Python, and PHP as its top five languages, based on a review of code repositories in GitHub. In this appraisal, C comes in sixth.

The JavaScript video series for beginners follows a similar structure to the 44-part Python series Microsoft launched on YouTube in September last year, offering students lessons in the language ...

JavaScript is the go-to language for front-end development and has spawned Microsoft's Typescript, a superset of JavaScript with a stronger optional type system for developers that compiles to ...

Smart contract computer language Lexon (LEX) launched a compiler on Aug. 3, allowing developers to write contracts in Lexon and have them be converted into Solidity, Sophia or JavaScript, ...

Industry analyst firm RedMonk published today its latest quarterly programming language popularity ranking. JavaScript came out on top, followed closely by Java, PHP, and Python. As I’ve written ...