CoffeeScript, a preprocessor that takes code and compiles it to JavaScript, is creeping forward in a prominent language popularity index — a sign that developers want alternatives to JavaScript.

It was inevitable that JavaScript alternatives and enhancements would target the ubiquitous JavaScript virtual machine. Among these is TypeScript, the brainchild of Anders Hejlsberg. The creator ...

TypeScript is essentially a variant of JavaScript, which long has been the most popular language in RedMonk's rankings. Practically all web applications use at least a little JavaScript on the ...

Net giant details a new programming language for Web apps big and small, but stops well short of a 2010 internal memo that said it's designed to "replace JavaScript." Stephen Shankland worked at ...

WebAssembly is designed to address the shortcomings of JavaScript, which is the closest thing to a standard language for building web- and browser-based apps. The problem is that JavaScript is a ...

Dart’s ultimate goal is to replace JavaScript – not exactly something ... and slowly building out its alternative to help developers manage an evolving app. Now the company is ready for ...

According to the Dart team, this new version of the SDK offers a faster virtual machine that can even outperform Google’s efficient V8 JavaScript engine on some benchmarks. The SDK, which is ...

Google released its own JavaScript alternative, Dart, a couple of months ago, while claiming to be just as good if not better than the common JavaScript. While Dart is really good in its own V8 ...

Dart is not seen as a replacement to JavaScript however, it plans to be an alternative available to those who would prefer something over the tried and tested JavaScript. “It’s not going to ...