Google’s Dart programming language returns to the spotlight

Once upon a time, #Google ’s #Dart programming language seemed ready to take on JavaScript as the default language of the web. Google was even going to give it equal billing with #JavaScript in its Chrome browser. But by the time Dart was ready for prime time, JavaScript — and the massive ecosystem around it — was already miles ahead. About a year and a half ago, Google gave up on the idea of Dart as a direct JavaScript competitor and instead repositioned it as a compile-to-JavaScript language along the lines of #TypeScript or #CoffeeScript.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/26/googles-dart-programming-language-returns-to-the-spotlight/

Samsung brings JavaScript to the internet of things

#Samsung has begun offering a stable 1.0 release of #JerryScript, its lightweight #JavaScript engine for the internet of things ( #IoT ). Requiring less than 64KB of system RAM, the open source engine is intended for resource-constrained devices like microcontrollers. JerryScript backs on-device compilation and can access peripherals from JavaScript. It uses a C API for embedding in applications, and #Ubuntu 14.04 #Linux is the only supported development environment.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3117241/javascript/samsung-brings-javascript-to-the-internet-of-things.html

If you want to get a bigger salary and expand your skill set, this is the programming language you should learn

#ShutterstockCoding is cool. We don’t know how it happened, but in 2015 it’s a fact. Even Chris Bosh, arguably a top ten forward in the NBA with an annual salary of over $22 million, thinks everybody should learn to code.

The benefits of coding are numerous: being able to design webpages, gaining a better understanding of how the digital world is translated into the internet we interact with, and of course adding a ton of value to yourself as a employee. By some measures, having a coding language listed on your resume can mean over $80,000 of potential salary value.

If you want to up your pay, expand your knowledge, or simply prepare yourself for the inevitable rise of the machines, now is as good a time as any to begin learning code. Taking your first steps can be daunting, but for those up to the task #StackSocial has put together a bundled package of courses to teach you how to go from coding rookie to web developer.

The package starts with an introduction to #JavaScript, taking your through the process of making a functional webpage from scratch. From there users will move on to Advanced JavaScript Programming, where you’ll be able to learn more skills in code manipulation, giving you greater power to perfect the style and tone of the web pages you design. Once you're tackled the basics of JavaScript you can start training in #jQuery, the most popular JavaScript library in use today.

The bundle also includes instructions specific to developing mobile websites, an essential skill seeing as 60% of web traffic now comes from mobile.

http://www.businessinsider.com/javascript-jquery-front-end-developer-bundle-2015-10