Javascript has been around for ages, since the Netscape days. It's the backbone of the modern web experience. However, the technology is being used beyond websites. In 2016, the jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation were merged to create the JS Foundation to 'drive broad adoption and ongoing development of key JavaScript solutions and related technologies.'

At the Open Source Leadership Summit (Sonoma, California), Alex Williams, founder of The New Stack, sat down with Kris Borchers, Executive Director of the JS Foundation, to talk about the focus of the foundation.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ktznfGwhfAQ