868: The State of JavaScript

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

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