JavaScript has been the world’s most popular programming language for years, but what are developers doing with it and which tools are they using?

A new analysis has shed light on the technologies developers are using to help them build web and native apps with JavaScript.

The analysis is based on data from the annual Stack Overflow survey, one of the most comprehensive snapshots of how programmers work, with this year’s poll being taken by almost 90,000 developers across the globe. The data was parsed with the help of a tool provided by Count.

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WHAT IS JAVASCRIPT USED FOR?

The majority of developers using JavaScript as their primary language describe themselves as full-stack developers, which typically means a developer capable of working with front-end technologies — developing apps that run in the browser or on native platforms — and back-end technologies — those running on servers, including databases.