All Microsoft's browser rivals are scrambling to speed up JavaScript, trying to get ahead as the Web expands into a foundation for programs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

JavaScript has established itself as a programming language of choice for web applications, thanks in part to a sharp rise in popularity with the launch of native frameworks for building scalable ...

And, indeed, this asynchronous behavior is what makes JavaScript—and Ajax, for that matter—so exciting for Web developers. No longer are we stuck with the modern equivalent of old-style 3270 terminals ...

After inconspicuously lurking within Web sites' code for more than a decade, JavaScript has emerged to become a key battleground in a second era of Web browser wars. JavaScript, which lets developers ...