As the Northeastern researchers highlight in a new paper, vulnerable libraries can be dangerous under the right conditions, pointing to an old cross-site scripting bug in jQuery, which will allow ...

“The JavaScript ecosystem does not have a robust framework for documenting vulnerabilities within libraries and documenting their effect,” Arnal Dayaratna, research director at IDC, told SD Times.

JavaScript is moving in two directions at once, favoring both comprehensive, full-stack frameworks and greater simplicity. Sometimes these trends are harmonious, and at other times they are at odds.

Among the JavaScript skills in decline, jQuery has fallen 30% since 2015, while Ajax is down even more -- 54%. Backbone.js has also seen its appearance in job postings drop significantly since 2014.

With the advent of big-data, good old spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore. If you're looking for better ways to visualize data, here are the best JavaScript Charting Library for your needs.

Node.js is a server side framework based on top of Google’s V8 JavaScript Engine, that aims to assist developers in building highly scalable network programs, by using evented, non-blocking I/O.

Community strength is a huge factor is determining which JavaScript framework to adopt. Here's a close look at the activity swirling around AngularJS, Backbone.JS, Ember.js, and more ...

This brings us to what Wielenga calls the second generation of JavaScript frameworks and libraries. That generation addresses the requirements of the enterprise segment first and foremost.

Facebook has completely rewritten React, its popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. The company hasn't previously talked about React Fiber, as the project is called, but it has ...

Apps Libscore helps developers determine which Javascript libraries are worth using December 16, 2014 - 7:56 pm Web developers all know the pain of choosing a library or framework for their next tool.