As a language, JavaScript receives more than its fair share of criticism. Its default global variables, prototypical inheritance, and dynamic typing are often considered flaws that can lead to sloppy ...

A few days ago I wrote a post about what programming language you should learn first for a career in programming. This sparked a lot of conversation (much of it on Google+ submitted without reading ...

A regular column about programming. Because if/when the machines take over, we should at least speak their language. To review: JavaScript is what makes static web pages “dynamic.” Without it, the ...

JavaScript is one of the most successful and versatile programming languages in the world, but it certainly didn’t start out that way. Here are 11 ways that JavaScript today is nothing like the ...

JavaScript is a sprawling and ever-changing behemoth, and may be the single-most connective piece of web technology. From AI to functional programming, from the client to the server, here are nine ...