JavaScript is the the programming language that built the web. Learn how it evolved into a powerful tool for building websites, servers with Node.js, mobile apps, desktop software, and more.

Node.js is a lean, fast, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that is useful for both servers and desktop applications.

In a new post on the Internet Explorer developer blog, Microsoft goes over some of the changes it has made to Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 in terms of improving JavaScript performance.