--- title: "This week's JavaScript news, issue 210" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 210 published_at: "2014-12-05" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/210" --- This week's JavaScript news, issue 210 The state of JS, a new Node fork, automating OS X with JavaScript, the future of Angular, and more. — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/210) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 210 — December 5, 2014[The State of JavaScript in 2015](http://www.breck-mckye.com/blog/2014/12/the-state-of-javascript-in-2015/) An opinionated article that seems to have struck a chord across social media. Jimmy comments on churn, progression, and burnout. Jimmy Breck-McKye [io.js: A Node and npm-compatible JavaScript Platform](http://iojs.org/) Essentially a fork of Node, discussed in further links and stories below. A lot more about this in [this week's Node Weekly](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/64). There's also a [discussion on Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8704659) and a [thread with logo ideas.](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/issues/37) [The DailyJS JavaScript Developer Survey 2014](http://dailyjs.com/2014/12/01/javascript-survey/) Always provides useful, public info each year ([see 2013's results](http://dailyjs.com/2013/12/12/javascript-survey-results/)) so consider taking part. DailyJS [![Frontend Masters\](http://s3.amazonaws.com/nlga/uploads/item/image/30504/i.png)](https://frontendmasters.com/workshops/svg/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)[SVG In-Depth Online/In-Person Workshop](https://frontendmasters.com/workshops/svg/) SVG is now supported on every modern browser and mobile device, and usage is on the upswing. 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JSRemoteConf [An Update on the Node.js Advisory Board](http://blog.nodejs.org/2014/12/03/advisory-board-update/) news node Node.js Blog [Demystifying JavaScript Variable Scope and Hoisting](http://www.sitepoint.com/demystifying-javascript-variable-scope-hoisting/) tutorial SitePoint [JavaScript Modules the ES6 Way](http://24ways.org/2014/javascript-modules-the-es6-way/) tutorial 24 Ways [Top 10 Mistakes Node.js Developers Make](https://www.airpair.com/node.js/posts/top-10-mistakes-node-developers-make) tutorial Alexandru Vladutu Curated by [Peter Cooper](http://twitter.com/peterc) and published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/). Like this? You may also enjoy: [FrontEnd Focus](http://frontendfocus.co/) : [Node Weekly](http://nodeweekly.com/) : [React Status](http://react.statuscode.com/) [Stop getting JavaScript Weekly](*|UNSUB|*) : [Change email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) : [Read this issue on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/210) © Cooperpress Ltd. 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