In the area of Ajax and JavaScript, the rate of change has increased where I work. I believe this is reflective of the industry in general.
Since there is so much for one to look at, people will want to focus on those things which are essential.
Items of immediate interest are (in no particular order):
- Object Oriented JavaScript Best Practices
- TDDing JavaScript
- JQuery
- JsTestDriver and its eclipse plugin
James Carr and I had fun integrating Hudson with JsTestDriver. It's a good step towards TDDing JavaScript.
Here's to the future
:)