Node.js and JS organisations come together to form OpenJS
The Linux Foundation has announced several major collaborations. The first is that the Node.js Foundation and the JS Foundation merge into the OpenJS Foundation. Six months ago, the organizations started investigating such a possibility.
The OpenJS Foundation should focus on hosting and financing ac...
Safari developers come up with new ways to fight advertising
Developers working on the WebKit engine, which is at the heart of Apple's Safari Browser, are looking at ways to limit the amount of JavaScript that can be loaded by a website. It is a new and unique way to take on websites that load too many or too intrusive advertisements.
The code associated with...
GoDaddy removes JavaScript injection that tracks performance websites
GoDaddy removed a JavaScript injection from his customers' websites because they were slowing down or even breaking them. That's what ZDNet reports. The injection was added to track which websites were slowing down.
The injection was discovered by programmer Igor Kromin, who had problems in the adm...
Microsoft unveils roadmap for TypeScript in 2019
Microsoft's free open source programming language TypeScript is undergoing a transformation in the first half of 2019.
TypeScript is Microsoft's implementation of JavaScript. According to SDTimes, Microsoft's announced improvement is a response to the continued growth and development of JavaScript....
New Google Chrome attack can cause your Windows 10 device to crash
A new exploit has been discovered within Google Chrome, which has the potential to completely freeze Windows 10 devices. The exploit is part of a tech support scam, in which the user is told that there is a virus on his or her device.
This can be read on the site BGR. There we read about a new explo...
Salesforce adds Javascript support to Lightning platform
Salesforce has announced to add Javascript support to the Lightning platform. Lightning is a platform for developing apps. The new Lightning Web Components is a standards-based programming model that allows developers to easily create reusable components with Javascript, reports ZDNet.
According to ...
Hacker places malware in popular JavaScript library
A hacker has managed to place code in a popular JavaScript library that steals bitcoin. This is a library that many companies use. The impact could therefore potentially be very large, although there is still some uncertainty about this.
The hack included placing code in Event-Stream, a JavaScript ...
Google launches fund for sponsorship performance features in JavaScript frameworks
Google is going to launch a $200,000 fund to sponsor the development and implementation of performance-related features in JavaScript frameworks of third parties. That's what ZDNet reports.
Frameworks with original ideas to improve performance and the frameworks that provide performance-enhancing f...
Google adds new security to user accounts
Google has improved the security of user accounts in recent weeks. Today, four new features have been announced, specifically aimed at protecting an account before and after someone logs in. In addition, a new feature has been unveiled that makes accounts easier to restore if they are hacked.
That's...