Is JavaScript taking over WordPress? – Nelio Software
Some data and statistics showing the increasing presence of JavaScript code in WordPress. See the evolution of Javascript in WordPress through time.
Unless something totally crazy happens, WordPress is going to be written in PHP for the foreseeable future. However, the more that core turns into an API endpoint for all the JavaScript that’s being added to it, the less beholden the project has to be to PHP.
So maybe you should think about buying a JavaScript book or something.
Or don’t. It’s your fucking livelihood.