CS history Flashcards
In what environment can Javascript can be run
There exists a few common ways to run Javascript. They could be listed as follow:
Using a runtime called Node to run it. This is the way we are going to use in this course
Running them in your browser console.
Linking the Javascript file together with a html file which represents a web page.
what platform can Javascript be used
most of the platform, even database
when and how Javascript intended to be used
Javascript is a very popular programming language nowadays which is being used in most of the platforms. It is often abbreviated as JS in many cases. It is invented back in 1995 by Netscape Company to be the scripting language of the browsers. The word scripting actually suggests that it is not intended to be a serious programming language in the beginning. But as the web grows by a lot afterwards, the importance of learning Javascript increases accordingly.
