Wes and Scott talk about the State of JavaScript survey, tends, popular features, and the evolving landscape of tools and frameworks.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 00:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io

01:16 The state of JavaScript Twitter fantasy football

02:27 Syntax features

• The State of JavaScript survey

05:27 Logical assignment

07:49 Strings

08:18 Arrays

14:16 Sets

• 2025 New Years resolution: use maps and sets more and objects / arrays less.

16:10 Browser APIs

22:50 Library tiers list

27:21 Upgrading from M1 Mac

• Chris Coyier - M4

30:08 Front-end frameworks

32:18 The top front-end frameworks used at work

33:49 What is the highest paying framework?

35:01 Meta frameworks

36:32 Meta frameworks pain points

42:33 Testing tools

43:58 Build tools

44:41 Most used libraries

46:33 Back-end frameworks

48:34 JavaScript runtimes

50:35 Serverless runtimes

51:25 Other languages people are using

52:49 AI tools

53:37 The State of JS Awards

57:18 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

• Wes: Headted Vest

Scott: Super Mario Party Jamboree

Shameless Plugs

• Syntax YouTube Channel

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