JavaScript is the toy that runs the world

Famously hacked together in a weekend, JavaScript is one of the most popular development languages, having a huge developer base and it runs well beyond the browser. Periodic predictions of JavaScript's demise are largely overblown as the language continues to evolve and enable ever more complex use cases for developers and organisations.

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