Something surprising about software is its vibrant and enduring culture. Far from being a sidebar to engineering, how programmers collaborate and learn from each other is often the heart of the story. JavaScript is, of course, one of the best examples of that phenomenon, with a culture that is at once inclusive, challenging, and rewarding.
This month, we have an example of software development culture in action with the release of Angular 20 at the Google I/O conference. But the culture of programming is everywhere, infused in the way developers work and build, and especially in the open source projects we use and contribute to.
That cultural resilience is a good thing, too, because I can’t be the only one finding that the more I use AI, the more I appreciate the human element of programming—the spirit, if you will. So, here’s to continuing to evolve the culture of software development while using JavaScript in ways that empower our vital human connections.
