Some people still seem surprised that JavaScript is regarded as a respectable, grown-up programming language for serious applications. In fact, JavaScript development has been maturing nicely for ...

Asynchronous code (async code) says: go do something while I do other things, then let me know what happened when the results are ready. Also known as concurrency, async is important in a variety of ...

Browser game CodeCombat teaches you how to code in Javascript by having you input the commands to play a game. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the ...