JavaScript is an established name in the world of programming languages. It has come a long way, evolving constantly. But, with the evolving technologies and innovations exceeding their limits, is it possible to rely on one single programming language for both front-end and back-end? It facilitates enhancing team performance, cross-system testing, and reusing the codes. But, on the other hand, an ecosystem with hacked CDNs, typosquatting, and post-install attacks also raises a question mark on full-stack JavaScript’s credibility.
This post clarifies
the utility of JavaScript as a full-stack programming language and its future
in the software development industry.
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Table of Content Front-end
JavaScript Trends to Rule in 2023 There Will
be a Greater Emphasis on Performance & Speed Adoption of
Object-oriented Programming Languages Typescript Python JavaScript
is a Dynamic Language Node.JS is
Going to Rule as a Trend Constantly
Evolving Standards Endnote |
Front-end JavaScript Trends to Rule in 2023
According to industry experts, JavaScript will continue to rule as
a front-end programming language in 2023 and beyond. Frameworks like React Vue,
and Angular have deftly proven their worth in web and app development. Let’s
discuss some common reasons why JavaScript will remain a preferred programming
language in 2023 & beyond:
· Single-page Applications:
This trend has become extremely popular recently because of its
swift loading capability, no page refresh, offline caching, and
mobile-friendliness. Netflix, Facebook, and Pinterest are some common examples
of SPAs. Meteor.JS is a full-stack framework designed specifically for SPAs.
Moreover, Angular.JS is another JS-based framework that is widely used for
developing single-page applications.
· Progressive Web Applications:
PWAs became highly popular because of their offline accessibility
and the least space requirement on a device. This is just like a website
performing on a mobile device. With the surge in mobile usage, the popularity
of PWAs has also got significant hype. Angular, React, and Vue are the three
most commonly used JS-based frameworks to build robust and highly interactive
PWAs.
· Server-side Rendering:
This is another prominent trend used by worldwide developers to
allow placing content on the server side. It enables faster page loading along
with enhanced user experience and facilitates search engines to crawl across
the content and index a website for better search results. This is an ideal
practice for SEO optimization and JavaScript (Angular server-side rendering) is
the most commonly used language for this.
There Will be a Greater Emphasis on Performance & Speed
Many frameworks emerged in the past few years, most JavaScript-based. Companies will have a greater emphasis on the performance and speed of their software solutions and JavaScript has perfectly catered to their custom requirements till now. To choose the most suitable framework for your web development project, you must get acquainted with its pros and cons.
According to stackoverflow.com/survey, React, Angular, and Vue
successfully scored their ranks in the top 5. All three are JavaScript-based
frameworks and this simply depicts that there is a great demand for
JavaScript-based frameworks and libraries across the globe. In addition to
this, the way JavaScript frameworks are constantly evolving with updated
features in every release, experts consider it a dominant player in the coming
years too. According to a Google Trends report, React developers are in great
demand these days compared to other programming languages.
Adoption of Object-oriented Programming Languages
Web developers are switching to object-oriented programming
languages like Typescript and Coffeescript because of enhanced development
speed and minimum errors. These languages allow developers to break down their
tasks (one object at a time) and identify errors
beforehand. TypeScript has emerged as the closest competitor to
JavaScript. Let’s see how?
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Typescript
TypeScript is an
open-source and object-oriented programming (OOP) language that was first
developed by Microsoft in 2012. It was developed as a superset of JavaScript
and is suitable for developing large-scale web apps. Typescript comes with
several advantages over JavaScript like optional static typing, enhanced
readability of codes with strict types, better IDE support along with
integrated support for ECMA Script- which is the scripting language for
JavaScript.
As it supports
object-oriented programming concepts, it facilitates the creation of highly
scalable code, and this makes Typescript a fit choice for complex projects. Web developers often complain
about the lack of strong static characters in JavaScript and Typescript comes
in handy here to fill this gap. Hence, Typescript has emerged as a robust
contender for JavaScript and is expected to grow in popularity at an
unprecedented rate in the coming years.
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Python
This is one of the
most popular object-oriented programming languages around the globe. It offers
simplified syntax compared to JavaScript and better readability of codes with
its concept of aliases. The language uses whitespaces that differentiate the
code rather than symbols and colons.
Moreover, Python
uses 55% fewer codes than JavaScript reducing the complexities involved in web
development coding and its vast set of libraries further adds to its usability
for various use cases. In addition, Python allows developers to create and
inherit classes in it and provide static properties.
Besides these two
most popular object-oriented programming languages, there are other languages,
including Java, Coffeescript, C++, Lisp, and Perl. Although modern-day
developers often prefer object-oriented programming languages, JavaScript is a
sort of object-oriented language.
However, it does not
provide native support for object-oriented processes, but its prototypal
inheritance method allows developers to modify the prototype and once an object
is declared, you can append methods and modify or even remove them.
JavaScript is a Dynamic Language
The freedom and
flexibility that JavaScript offers to developers is something that makes it the
most dynamic programming language in the software industry. JavaScript uses a
loose-typed data structure, meaning web developers can use any declaration
(var, Const, let) without any specific variable type. To put it simply, it
doesn’t restrict variables to any static scope, unlike other languages where
you can’t define a variable without specifying its Git type.
The high-level
flexibility that JavaScript offers make it a fit choice for any complex
project. However, with the ES6 release, you can now manage and control its
flexibility with “Use Strict” mode. JavaScript allows developers to assign new
values to different data types of the same variable, which is an incredible
feature of JS.
Node.JS is Going to Rule as a Trend
According to
Statista, Node.JS (47.12%) recently overtook React (42.62%) and became the most
widely used framework among worldwide developers. Amazon, Netflix, eBay,
LinkedIn, PayPal, and Reddit are some of the top applications using Node. JS.
It’s a JavaScript-based cross-platform run-time environment used to develop
highly scalable network applications. Node.JS Developers prefer it for its
lightweight and flexible code along with its unique modular design to make changes
without even intervening in the system. Its dedicated community constantly
contributes to developing open-source tools that developers can use with it.
Constantly Evolving Standards
As JavaScript is an
open-source programming language, no one owns it in particular but its
standards are managed and governed by both Oracle Corporation and European
Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMAScript). They keep bringing new
versions of the language every year where some are more robust than others.
However, ECMAScript doesn’t include some key features which are offered by
JavaScript like Dom API.
Various front-end
libraries like React and Svelte facilitate reactive programming in JavaScript
(including React.JS).
Similarly,
Typescript is also a transpiler language of JavaScript which has grown much in
popularity since its launch in 2016. The server-side JavaScript has also been
fortified with Deno (a runtime for JavaScript), it can be widely used with
serverless services like AWS Lambda and Azure.
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