Since ancient times, philosophers have pondered the Paradox of JavaScript: on one hand, you can't wait for exciting new language features and libraries that promise to make your developer experience so much better.

But at the same time, you crave stability and simplicity so you can finally get things done without having to spend half your time browsing through convoluted GitHub issues threads and outdated Stack Overflow questions.

So which is it? Do we want the new shiny, or the old reliable? More than ever, 2020 shows that we won't settle for anything less than both. The good news is that the JavaScript community has risen up to the challenge, which promises an exciting 2021!

P.S. if you're still hungry for more JavaScript stats we recommend checking out the yearly Rising Stars rankings from Best Of JS.