JavaScript innovation and the culture of programming

Something surprising about software is its vibrant and enduring culture. Far from being a sidebar to engineering, how programmers collaborate and learn from each other is often the heart of the story. JavaScript is, of course, one of the best examples of that phenomenon, with a culture that is at once inclusive, challenging, and rewarding.

This month, we have an example of software development culture in action with the release of Angular 20 at the Google I/O conference. But the culture of programming is everywhere, infused in the way developers work and build, and especially in the open source projects we use and contribute to.

That cultural resilience is a good thing, too, because I can’t be the only one finding that the more I use AI, the more I appreciate the human element of programming—the spirit, if you will. So, here’s to continuing to evolve the culture of software development while using JavaScript in ways that empower our vital human connections.

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Putting agentic AI to work in Firebase StudioAgentic AI is the next frontier for coding, and Google’s Firebase Studio is currently one of the most advanced platforms available. Get a first look at where Firebase Studio shines, and where it’s still a little rusty.

JavaScript promises: 4 gotchas and how to avoid themYou’ve learned the basics of JavaScript promises and how to use async/await to simplify asynchronous code. Now learn four ways promises can trick you, and how to resolve them.

8 ways to do more with modern JavaScriptMastering a language is an ongoing practice driven by equal parts necessity and curiosity. From lambdas to promises, and from paradigms to AI, these features and techniques will get your train of thought rolling.

How to gracefully migrate your JavaScript programs to TypeScriptJavaScript and TypeScript are like binary stars revolving around each other; as a developer, you benefit from understanding both. Here’s a no-nonsense, practical guide to transforming your existing JavaScript programs to TypeScript.

JavaScript news bites

Angular v20 arrives with eyes on generative AI development
Reports of Deno’s demise ‘greatly exaggerated’
Video recap: Bringing Svelte Summit to the whole community
Bun v1.2.15 released

More good reads and JavaScript updates elsewhere

Wake up, Remix!Remix is being reimagined as a full-stack framework and toolset forked from Preact. Here, the Remix team explains the thinking behind turning Remix into an all-in-one, integrated approach to web development.

Your React meta-framework feels broken, here’s whyRedwood.js is an alternative full-stack meta-framework that aims to simplify JavaScript development by avoiding over-abstraction. Here’s the scoop on why Redwood aims to be different, directly from the framework’s designers.

Video: The 3 ways JavaScript frameworks render the DOMSolid.js’s Ryan Carniato reviews the fundamental rendering approaches used by JavaScript web frameworks. Turns out, there are only three basic approaches.