--- title: "The State of JS results are in" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 577 published_at: "2022-02-18" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/577" --- Plus a Wordle for JS package names, ESLint 8.9, and a neat ES proxy code example. | #​577 — February 18, 2022 [Unsubscribe](https://javascriptweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/577) JavaScript Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/hkw7nagh4ohgjgfyu2uv.jpg)](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/) [The State of JS 2021 Results](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/) — Despite saying 2021, the survey took place this January, so the results are up to date and represent the answers given by the 16,085 respondents. As with any survey or poll, be careful in how you interpret the results ([many](https://twitter.com/twerske/status/1494385789714649111) [folks](https://twitter.com/youyuxi/status/1493927355399606273) [have](https://twitter.com/meeroslav/status/1494254037197373441) [noted](https://twitter.com/aaronksaunders/status/1494447797797593090) [problems](https://twitter.com/mor10/status/1494385609770618892) around diversity or methodology) but nonetheless we always enjoy seeing the results from year to year and seeing what people have mentioned. Highlights: - [esbuild](https://esbuild.github.io/) was the tool with the largest year on year satisfaction growth. - 5.6% of respondents are [using Deno.](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/other-tools/#runtimes) - [Long standing libraries](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/other-tools/#libraries) Axios, Lodash and Moment remain the most popular. - _Syntax_ is by far [the most popular podcast](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/resources/#podcasts) but there are 24 others in the list to check out. - TypeScript is by far the most common [alternative 'flavor' of JavaScript](https://2021.stateofjs.com/en-US/other-tools/#javascript_flavors), with Elm a distant second place. - Shawn 'swyx' Wang has a neat [round up / conclusion post.](https://www.swyx.io/state-of-js-2021/) Sacha Greif et al. 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