Back To The Future: The Most Popular Javascript Stories And Themes Of 2025
Infoworld, Friday, January 2nd, 2026
The major themes that defined the year behind us will also shape the one ahead. The most-read articles of 2025 tracked a return to simplicity; coalescence on the server side; AI promises (with some delivery); and the steady evolution of the JavaScript specification.
Artificial intelligence and its promise to revolutionize programming-and possibly overthrow human sovereignty-is a central story of the post-Covid world. But for JavaScript developers, it is only one of the forces contending for center stage.
Among the notable trends in 2025 was the emergence of increasing power, importance, and stability on the server side. This was partially driven by the universal expansion of front-end frameworks into full stack ones. It also reflected the maturation of various general-purpose and use-case specific server-side tools.