We talk about JavaScript’s convoluted origins, and how a language written in 10 days has become the most popular language on the planet.

Chris leads us through discussing the perils of the proliferation of JavaScript on the frontend, as well as the absolutely amazing things it allows us to do in the browser, on the server, and even in the cash register!

We also have a pretty interesting discussion on the overuse of frameworks, but also how those very frameworks benefit the platform as a proving ground for patterns that work.

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Vanilla JS Academy

Go Make Things

The Birth & Death of JavaScript

The Weird History of JavaScript

How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016

Creating JavaScript in 10 Days

ECMAScript

The Cost of JavaScript

WebAIM Million 2021 Accessibility Report

React

Vue.js

Svelte

Astro JS

The Vanilla JS Toolkit

Vanilla JS

Node.js

Netscape Server-Side JavaScript

Deno

Declarative vs Imperative Programming