JavaScript is now the world's most popular programming language, even though it started off as a side-kick to Java.

All of the other modern programming languages have an idea of maintaining independence. Make JavaScript object-oriented In the past, JavaScript lacked familiar language primitives that supported ...

"The hate for a language is directly proportional to the popularity, so the most hated also tends to be the most popular or the most threatening," said VMware's director of engineering.

What does object-oriented programming actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

This lesson starts a new segment about Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) — an important set of concepts critical to understanding any modern software, not just modern embedded software. As usual in ...