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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 ...
InfoWorld

8 great new JavaScript language features in ES12

The JavaScript language specification, also known as ECMAScript or ES, is a living document, modified every year in response to evolving needs. While JavaScript started as a scripting language, the ...
InfoWorld

8 new JavaScript features to start using today

New features in ECMAScript 2022 include top-level await, RegExp match indices, new public and private class fields, and more. Let's get started! ECMAScript 2022 (ES13) dropped on June 22, codifying ...
Bleeping Computer

Stealthy new JavaScript malware infects Windows PCs with RATs

A new stealthy JavaScript loader named RATDispenser is being used to infect devices with a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) in phishing attacks. The novel loader was quick to establish ...
Wired

Firefox's New 'IonMonkey' Speeds Up JavaScript

Firefox will soon be getting another JavaScript speed boost thanks to a project Mozilla calls "IonMonkey." The project is a new just-in-time (JIT) compiler for Firefox’s SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine ...