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The year ahead for Java, JavaScript, Swift, and Universal Windows
Java and Swift will see significant upgrades, while JavaScript frameworks and Microsoft tooling will transform
Facebook's React JavaScript library faces a new challenger
The small, lightweight Inferno library offers a major speed boost as well as server-side render streams, better real-world performance, and lower memory consumption
Hands-on with 17 JavaScript editors and IDEs
Need a JavaScript tool for your dev shop? InfoWorld takes an in-depth, hands-on look at 17 JavaScript tools ready for adoption
Microsoft's ChakraCore adds WebAssembly support
Version 1.4 of the JavaScript engine core adds experimental support for the WebAssembly portable code format
Cancelable JavaScript promises cancelled
The proposed feature would have given developers more control over requests in programs, but Google pushed back
Forget Angular 3, Google jumps straight to Angular 4
Google will skip over number 3 of its JavaScript framework and offer version 4 in March
Web-friendly Smalltalk gets JavaScript upgrades
The open source Amber derivative bridges Smalltalk syntax to JavaScript code
Special report: Behind the scenes with Famo.us
San Francisco startup Famo.us is redefining the possibilities with JavaScript, radically raising the bar on what cross-platform Web and mobile apps can do
Rails web framework dumps jQuery
The venerated library is being removed in favor of a new Ruby gem that uses vanilla JavaScript
TypeScript 2.1 ups ease of use, adds expressive code
The latest version of Microsoft's typed JavaScript superset picks up down-level async functions and mapped types
Slim, speedy Svelte framework puts JavaScript on a diet
The framework removes abstractions in order to produce vanilla JavaScript that runs much faster, particularly on mobile devices
Node.js update makes JavaScript VMs future-proof
The Node.js Foundation and NodeSource are improving extensibility and security for the server-side JavaScript platform
Special report: The triumph of JavaScript
JavaScript is the reigning programming language across platforms and devices. Harness that power with the right frameworks and tools
NativeScript deepens ties to Angular 2
The JavaScript framework's 2017 road map includes accommodations for Chrome tools and Windows 10
VMware taps Angular 2 for rapid web dev framework
VMware's open source Clarity design system is available on GitHub now
TypeScript 2.1 pulls even more modern JavaScript features
The new version, now at the release candidate stage, features inference and sync improvements
Angular 3 is hot on the heels of Angular 2
Angular 3 will have better tooling and will generate less code; Google also is promising a new major version twice a year
Coding with JRebel: Java Forever Changed
With JRebel, developers get to see their code changes immediately, fine-tune their code with incremental changes, debug, explore and deploy their code with ease, and ultimately spend more time coding.
JavaScript insiders predict its future features
ECMAScript insiders say the new features present complicated problems but are optimistic about their inclusion in future versions of JavaScript
ActiveState adds enterprise editions of Ruby, Node, Go, and Lua
New editions join ActiveState's professional-grade language lineup, which already includes Python, Perl, and Tcl
WebAssembly now available as release candidate
A browser preview backed by Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft is now ready, with the final official specification expected in Q1 of 2017
Next step after Node.js: Framework for 'universal' JavaScript apps
Next.js, a minimalistic framework for server-rendered React applications, builds on the work started by Node.js
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