How you use JavaScript
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JavaScript/TypeScript Balance
The proportion of developers who write the entirety of their code in TypeScript keeps increasing, and may soon represent a majority of respondents.
Assuming you use TypeScript, how do you divide your time between writing JavaScript and TypeScript code?
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Compiled Code Balance
A natural consequence of writing typed code (at least today) is depending on a build step, which is the case for the vast majority of us.
What proportion of the JavaScript code you write for the browser goes through a build step?
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Build Step Advantages
If we did want to envision a build-less future, the first step would no doubt be native type support in JavaScript.
What do you feel are the main advantages resulting from using a build step?
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AI Code Generation
While respondents do not yet produce a majority of their code with AI, the balance is quickly shifting, with code being the result of AI output increasing from 20% to 29% year-over-year.
What proportion of the code you produce is AI-generated?
We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”
My 2025 Pick: Talk: Next.js at the speed of Bun
My pick is Lydia Hallie's talk at Next.js Conf about Bun. They're working on super exciting things, and shes the best at explaining advanced topics :)
We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”
Aurora Scharff
Web Developer
Link to sectionWhat do you use JavaScript for?
What do you use JavaScript for?
Despite the ever-growing number of use cases for JavaScript, front-end develeopment remains the most common reason to use the language for now.
What do you use JavaScript for?
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Τομέας
Given the survey's focus on upcoming trends and early-stage features, it makes sense that its largest audience block would be developers building tools and products for other programmers.
Σε ποιον/ους τομείς εργάζεστε;
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Application Patterns
Modern JavaScript frameworks may now support a whole range of various rendering modes, but it turns out the simplest ones remain the most popular to this day.
Which of the following architecture and rendering patterns have you used in the last year?
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JavaScript Pain Points
We now have pretty much all the tools we need; the challenge is to know how to use them right.
What aspects of JavaScript do you struggle with the most?
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How happy are you with the general state of web technologies?
Happiness is once again stable.
How happy are you with the general state of web technologies?
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How happy are you with the general state of JavaScript?
Happiness levels remain constant once again.
How happy are you with the general state of JavaScript?
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