As the regulars may know, my javascript knowledge is pretty paltry compared to most here. I recently worked on a project in titanium appcelerator using alloy, so i read a book on javascript and been using it a few months now. jquery is next on my todo list.

i've heard of a few other frameworks as well (node.js for server side, angularjs/dart/ember/backbone for front end, typescript), but i dont know much about them. aside from jquery, do you guys have any recommendations for frameworks? are any especially hot in the market or make life easier?

are they used in conjunction with each other? or are they used instead of another?

This post was edited by carteblanche on May 5 2014 07:39pm

Personally, I started with JavaScript, went to jQuery, and am now learning node.js.
I learned JavaScript as a foundation, jQuery to make things 100x better, and node.js because of it's unique functionality.
One could argue that there are other 'better' frameworks, but knowing just these three makes me feel pretty well-rounded and efficient.

i talked to my coworker. around here, contractors experienced with angularjs make 125$/hr. might seem like chump change for some of you, but it's quite a bit more than i get. worth looking into at least.

still need to research how corp2corp pay compares with employees since i've only been an employee. gotta take into account payroll tax, corporate tax, liability insurance, health insurance, 401k, vacation, etc.

This post was edited by carteblanche on May 9 2014 08:52pm

coffeescript it !

looked it up on wiki. i didnt see anything especially nice about it. perhaps i need to see more examples


im a bit concerned about the troubleshooting.