JavaScript is a fast-paced language in regards to adaption and growth. By the end of 2017 there was an estimated 9.7 million JavaScript developers, which suggest that we might have passed 10 million in 2018.
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By Eirik Vigeland
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December 19, 2018
With that many developers it might not come as a surprise that NPM (the node package manager) is the largest collection of open-source libraries on the planet (over 836,000 packages and counting - so go publish one!). TC-39 has also vowed to develop the ECMAScript standard and publish a new version every year with new features. This means that keeping up with the amount of activity in the JavaScript community can become a daunting task, but not impossible! The best way of staying up-to-date is to follow developers and JavaScript enthusiasts on Twitter. So don't get lost in the JavaScript jungle, use this list of recommendations as your guide for starters:
Not enough for you? Head over to this tweet by Dan Abramov for more JavaScript people to follow!