In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

“Bill Gates was bitching about us changing JS all the time,” Eich later recalled of the fall of 1996. Microsoft created its ...
Bleeping Computer

JavaScript Cryptomining Scripts Discovered in 19 Google Play Apps

There doesn't appear to be an end in sight for the cryptojacking scourge affecting all facets of the web right now. If you're not bored already of reading yet another incident where miscreants ...
InfoWorld

CoffeeScript upgrade refocuses on JavaScript standards

CoffeeScript, which attempts to make it easier to program in JavaScript, has a newly released beta version that features ECMAScript 2015+ support. The currently downloadable 2.0 beta offers ES2015+ ...
Popular Science

Work faster in Google Docs and Sheets by creating your own shortcuts

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This story has been updated. It was originally published on November ...
TechCrunch

Is The Death Of JavaScript Upon Us, Or Is A Universal Language Transformation Underway?

Editor’s note: Péter Halácsy is co-founder and CTO of Prezi. Follow him on Twitter @halacsy. Startups identify with JavaScript. When you’re just starting out, you need to be dynamic. You need to be ...