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TypeScript is a great complimentary language to JavaScript. With gradual typing and other great features it helps maintain JavaScript applications as they grow larger and larger. The lack of literature is one of the weak points of the language as there is currently no Definitive Book on TypeScript.
This article was published online on Alex Hultman's GitHub page and this is only a backup as the article was later removed. Original URL: https://github.com/alexhultman/Node.js-needs-to-die-in-a-fire-and-Golang-is-the-perfect-arsonist
Here is an example of an exploit of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities with JavaScript. The source is the Spectre whitepaper on exploiting Speculative Execution in modern CPUs.
The security flaw in CPU's speculative execution feature was unearthed in early 2018. This is a significant security vulnerability and is likely to be exploited by malicious attackers. Sandboxed JavaScript code in web sites and web applications can be used to exploit the vulnerability.
WordPress is a popular CMS, but over the years the technical foundation of it has not kept up with the times. The UI remains top notch and Automattic has invested heavily in React.js and the WordPress Calypso content editing shell.