Getting Started
JavaScript
Get started with JavaScript.
FAQ
JavaScript is a programming language that is made for the web. It is used to create interactive web pages and web applications.
Before the release of WebAssembly, JavaScript was the only programming language capable of running natively in the browser.
For sure. JavaScript is one of the most in-demand programming languages in the world. But JavaScript alone is not enough to get you a job. You need to learn some frameworks, especially the popular ones.
A JavaScript framework is a library that provides a set of tools and features for building web applications. It allows developers to build web applications more efficiently.
No, they share no significant technical lineage. The name "JavaScript" was primarily a marketing tactic to capitalize on the popularity of Java when JavaScript was first released. Despite the similar names, they are fundamentally different languages with distinct purposes, designs, and execution environments.