JavaScript — Programming Language

Official Site → GitHub

JavaScript is the only language that runs natively in web browsers, making it the universal language of the web. With Node.js it also powers backends, CLIs, and desktop apps.

// frameworks

Bootstrap

Responsive CSS component framework — grid system, pre-built components, and the …

Cypress

End-to-end and component testing framework for web apps — runs in-browser with …

Electron

Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS — powers VS …

Express

Minimal, unopinionated Node.js web framework — the backbone of most Node.js APIs …

Fastify

High-performance Node.js web framework — schema-based validation, plugin …

Gatsby

React-based static site generator with a GraphQL data layer — pioneered the …

Jest

Delightful JavaScript testing framework from Meta — zero config, snapshot …

Koa

Next-generation Node.js web framework from the Express team — async/await …

Mocha

Flexible JavaScript test runner — browser and Node.js support, unopinionated …

Next.js

React framework with file-based routing, SSR, SSG, and API routes — the standard …

React Native

Build native iOS and Android apps using React — bridge to native components, …

React

Declarative UI library from Meta for building component-based web interfaces.

Solid

Fine-grained reactive UI library — no virtual DOM, JSX compiled to real DOM …

Svelte

Compiler-based UI framework — no virtual DOM, components compile to vanilla JS …

SvelteKit

Full-stack Svelte framework with SSR, file-based routing, and edge-ready …

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first CSS framework — compose designs directly in markup with small, …

Vue

Progressive JavaScript framework for building UIs — approachable, flexible, and …

// libraries

Promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js — interceptors, automatic JSON …

http 2014 open source

Modern JavaScript date utility library — pure functions, immutable, tree-shakeable, and …

utility 2015 open source

Create the next immutable state by mutating a draft — structural sharing under the hood, zero …

state 2017 open source

Utility library delivering modularity, performance, and extras for working with arrays, …

utility 2012 open source

// tools

Full-stack React framework with server-side rendering, static generation, and App Router.

framework frameworksfrontend vercel/next.js

JavaScript library for building user interfaces with a component-based architecture.

framework frameworksfrontend facebook/react

// stacks

JAMstack MEAN Stack MERN Stack Next.js Stack

// learning paths

JavaScript Full-Stack Developer

beginner

From JavaScript fundamentals to shipping a full-stack app with React and Node.js.

~4 months