This document discusses the history and future of JavaScript, including major versions like ES3, ES5, and the upcoming ES6. It also covers commonly used JavaScript libraries and frameworks like jQuery, AngularJS, Backbone, EmberJS, and React. Additionally, it mentions server-side JavaScript with Node.js, tools like Grunt and Gulp, JavaScript dialects like TypeScript and CoffeeScript, and new features coming in ES6 like classes, arrow functions, and promises.

1. JavaScript now and in
the future

3. History
• ES3(1999)
• ES4(2005)
• ES5(2009)
• ES5.1(2011)
• ES6(Coming soon)

4. Plain JS
• DOM
• Ajax
• Array, Function, Date, Object

5. jQuery
• Kiss – Keep it simple stupid
• Dry – Don’t repeat yourself
• Ajax, Traversing DOM, CSS(Sizzle) and more
• A plugin system (More example unheap.com)

6. Era MVC on the client
(SPA)Google
• AngularJS (Not need a dependency) from
• BackboneJS (jQuery)[MarionetteJS, ChaplinJS, ThoraxJS] from Jeremy
Ashkenas
• EmberJS (jQuery, Handlebars)
• KnockoutJS (Is not a fullstack framework) from Microsoft
• DurandalJS (jQuery, KnockoutJS, RequireJS) from Microsoft
• ReactJS from Facebook
• FlightJS from Twitter
• Polymer from Google

7. JavaScript on the server

8. NodeJS
• Http server, EventEmmiter
• ExpressJS (KoaJS) like a Sinatra(Ruby)
• MeteorJS
• DerbyJS
• Blogging(Ghost)

9. Tools
• GruntJS
• GulpJS
• Yeoman
• Bower

10. JavaScript Dialects
• Typescript
• CoffeeScript

11. JavaScript Next
• Class
• List comprehensions
• Lambda and arrow functions
• Object and Array observe
• Promises
• And more
• Tools(TS, CS, Traceur Compiler)