January 15th, 2025 × #JavaScript#Web Development#Tools

The State of JavaScript

Wes and Scott discuss the State of JS survey results, including popularity of frameworks, tools and features.

Wes and Scott talk about the State of JavaScript survey, tends, popular features, and the evolving landscape of tools and frameworks.

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