Why JavaScript is so popular nowadays?
There is a lot of buzz about JavaScript among developers and upcoming IT graduates who are seeking a job in the development field. So what makes JS special and why it’s being talked about that much?
The above picture implies the data taken from the results of ‘Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2020’ which shows the popularity of programming languages that are currently being used by the developers. It indicates that JavaScript is the most commonly used and popular language among the others which tells its demand in the industry right now.
Now, look at the above picture which was also taken from the same survey which shows the popularity of web frameworks that are currently being used by developers. Here also if we take a look at the first two(jQuery, ReactJs), both those frameworks are based on JavaScript which gives even more strong evidence that JS is the most wanted language right now. So being a developer who is looking to upgrade yourself or an IT graduate who seeks a future in the development field, if you are skilled in JavaScript then there are more window of opportunities lies ahead of you. This doesn’t mean that you can’t survive without JS or other languages that are not useful or important. Remember these analyses are based on current trends, in IT trends are tend to change frequently. Right now It just helps you get more job opportunities. So it’s good to mention JS in your CV.
The above details suggest that JS is the need of the hour. Now let’s see in more detail what are few key facts that made JS as most wanted.
- JavaScript can be used in both the front-end and back-end of web development which gives the developer the flexibility of working on the same language and tools related to it instead of mixing up with different languages for front-end and back-end separately.
- JavaScript is a frequently updating language with new versions which come with new features which make the developers’ life easy.
- JavaScript offers so many frameworks and libraries which helps to build complex features with ease. This fact is quite evident from the part discussed earlier.
- JavaScript is the fastest server-side language right which is helped by the fact that it is asynchronous and single-threaded. So it’s good to develop real-time applications using JS.
- JavaScript can run on any platform be it web or mobile or desktop. In each platform, it has related tools such as frameworks and libraries to support it. When it comes to developing an app for each platform then this fact comes in handy as there can lot of code reusability be done and also not to think about solving the same problems again. So we can simply say JavaScript is a Universal Language.
Conclusion
All the above facts are just a glimpse of what JavaScript can do to justify why JavaScript is being the talk of the town. If you dig deeper into these details then there are a lot more interesting facts you can learn, especially in terms of technical advantages. Anyways it’s proven enough to say that JS is dominating the world of developers right now. For me, I am still in the early stages of learning JS but as of now it seems interesting and I am looking to explore more of it and master it.