Related to that history of the modern web I posted, comes this piece from Gina Trapani. (As an aside, I've always admired Gina’s willingness to explore and awed at her honest description of her journey in prose.) Not content to just describe the problem of modern web development, no, she's laid out a sensible series of resources that might help guide you through the current JavaScript landscape. That is, until the NEXT BIG THING drops on our doorsteps in the next ten or so minutes.