Microsoft TypeScript: the JavaScript we need, or a solution looking for a problem? New language makes large app development easier, but we've seen it all before.

JavaScript tools and frameworks thrive and evolve in an ecosystem that is equal parts competitive and collaborative. This month, we showcase some of the best examples of technology innovation in ...

Now programming tools are often a means to another end--encouraging programmers to produce the software that will make Windows or the Palm Pre useful and therefore popular, for example.