Johnny-Five and the Rise of JavaScript Hardware

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTaItAV0aS4&t=975s

http://johnny-five.io/

http://aka.ms/nebrius-vs18

Open-source Node.js platform and the rise of IOT. Hardware is inherently asynchronous. It's still a UI. The time between a button press and an action can be long. JS has a low barrier to entry because the web as a platform has a low barrier to entry. A diverse community means more innovation.

Johnny-Five is the jQuery of hardware in a good way. Provides a uniform interface to talk to different types of hardware.