There are various reasons for JavaScript’s success, starting from the fact that it’s an open standard, not controlled by any single vendor, with numerous implementations and a syntax that is ...

CoffeeScript, a simple languages that compiles to JavaScript and aims to make web developers’ lives easier, has just moved to a second major release, one that emphasizes syntax improvements.

This article's original author, Thau, has been working with JavaScript since its invention, and he created this five-part tutorial to teach you everything you need to know to begin your JavaScript ...

While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique considerations to approach and use functions. This tutorial explains what is ...

Peter looks at how to call a JavaScript function from your TypeScript code and do it in a type-safe way. Along the way, he dramatically simplifies a Backbone application by integrating Knockout. I ...

Microsoft has backed a proposal to bring optional and erasable type syntax to JavaScript in an effort to make its TypeScript language both faster and easier to use. In a new blog post, the ...