Summary of The third age of JavaScript: Three years in - Swyx

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

In this video, Sean Dahl shares some of the major trends and changes in the JavaScript ecosystem over the past three years. He discusses how the rise of modules has led to the decline of IE11 support, and how new tools like typescript, ESL, and RNVM are being developed in the ecosystem. Sean urges developers to focus on teaching and sharing their knowledge in order to make a larger impact on the web.

• 00:00:00 Sean presents a three-year history of JavaScript, highlighting the changing phases of the language and how it affects developers and users. He discusses the thesis of the third age, which is that the language is driven by systems languages and tooling.
• 00:05:00 In this video, Ryan Dahl shares some of the major trends and changes in the JavaScript ecosystem over the past three years. One of the most important trends is the rise of modules, which has led to the decline of IE11 support. Ryan also talks about some of the new tools being developed in the ecosystem, such as typescript, ESL, and RNVM.
• 00:10:00 The third age of JavaScript is a time of experimentation and change, with developers seeking new ways to build and connect applications. One trend that has been popular in recent years is the use of monorepos, or repositories of code managed by a single team.
• 00:15:00 JavaScript is entering its third age, with new languages and frameworks being developed in parallel to its existing ones. The speaker urges developers to teach and share their knowledge, and offers three opportunities for doing so.
• 00:20:00 According to the speaker, JavaScript is growing increasingly large and complex, with few signs of slowing down. One of the challenges facing developers is that most users are not even aware of all the opportunities available to them because they are too focused on closed ecosystems. There are several moonshot opportunities for developers to focus on in order to make a larger impact on the web.