A big part of MEAN’s appeal is the consistency that comes from the fact that it’s JavaScript through and through. Life is simpler for developers because every component of the application—from the ...

Web application development has evolved into a discipline that melds sophisticated front‐end interactivity with robust back‐end functionality, utilising languages such as JavaScript as a fundamental ...

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This has been a big year for JavaScript. New, fast engines have tested their legs. Libraries have matured. With the ECMAScript 5 draft proposal, the language is growing. However, the language remains ...

Redmonk’s annual programming language rankings – based on GitHub and StackOverflow traffic – were recently released and to no one’s surprise, JavaScript was ranked as the most popular programming ...

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jQuery is a Javascript library that is used in a large number of web applications and is popular amongst web application developers. It was launched in 2006 by John Resig, and immediately gained a ...

There is a well known story about a scientist who gave a talk about the Earth and its place in the solar system. At the end of the talk, a woman refuted him with "That's rubbish; the Earth is really ...