Why JavaScript is a good fit for new web applications

JavaScript is the only language you can use for the frontend part as well as the backend part of your application.

Programming approaches in Javascript

You can program in 3 different ways:

1. the procedural approach
2. the object-oriented approach
3. the functional programming approach

You can also easily mix and match the 3 different approaches.

Standards and compatiblity

JavaScript adheres to the ECMAScript standard. It is a standard used by all major browsers.

Typing and safety

JavaScript is a dynamically typed programming language.
If you want type safety, you can use TypeScript, which is an extension of JavaScript.

TypeScript in modern development

TypeScript, developed by Microsoft, is also a de facto standard when developing web applications.