John Resig of jQuery fame outlines why Khan Academy decided to offer JavaScript as their first computer language. With video, of course.

"The hate for a language is directly proportional to the popularity, so the most hated also tends to be the most popular or the most threatening," said VMware's director of engineering.

JavaScript remains the most used programming language among developers, but Python is the most studied – and Go the one that most coders want to switch to.

Survey of 15,000 developers and HR managers reveals JavaScript, Java and Python as the most sought-after languages, while knowledge of React, Node.js and .NET Core are also in high demand.

Analyst firm Redmonk lists the top 20 programming languages, and they’re surprisingly consistent—with JavaScript remaining at the top.

It turns out that, depending on how you rank programming languages, JavaScript may indeed be ranked higher and may even be the top language these days. The Tiobe index is based on search queries ...

New research shows Microsoft TypeScript's popularity is rocketing and that nearly all JavaScript developers are worried about open-source security.

Based on a formula assessing Internet searches on languages, the Tiobe Index named JavaScript its Language of the Year for 2014. “ Swift and R appeared to be the main candidates for the title ...

JavaScript is the most popular programming language in the world, and one that's vital for many tech jobs. So why aren't college students learning it?

Millions of developers use JavaScript to build websites and mobile apps, making it one of the most popular programming languages in the world. But according to Johns Hopkins researchers, thousands of ...