Javascript

JavaScript is the programming language that lets the Internet work. The Internet would be nothing without JavaScript and in this lesson, you will find out why.
At the end of this article, you should be able to:
understand what Javascript is and explain its use in web development.
explain and use JavaScript primitive data types and variables.
explain and use JavaScript functions as properties and methods on primitive data types.
explain global object in JavaScript and be able to use the Math object.
explain basic control flow and if/else statements.
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Learn to understand what Javascript is and explain its use in web development.
Overview
JavaScript is the third of the major building blocks of a web page. Without it, we wouldn’t have the dynamic content and usability we expect from modern websites. We will now learn what it is (and isn’t) and how it is used, not only on the web but in all of its applications.
What is JavaScript and why do we use it?
JavaScript is a programming language that was first created in 1994 as a way to add functionality and user interaction to a website. If we think back to our analogy of a web page as a house (Introduction to Web Development Fundamentals), we will remember that we said that JavaScript is the electricity, plumbing, and gas. It is what makes the web page “run”. JavaScript was originally designed to be used purely on the front end as a way for web developers to add functionality to their web pages, and in its early days, it did just that. Recently, the introduction of the “V8 engine” by Google has improved the speed and functionality of JS. That led to the development and release of exciting new front end JavaScript frameworks and eventually Node.js, a way to run JavaScript on a server (back end). This new development has led to a resurgence of JavaScript. Now, JavaScript is one of the world’s most widely-used programming languages. We can find JavaScript used on the front end, back end, mobile, Internet of Things (Iot), game development, and really anywhere a traditional programming language would be used. Recently, the newest version of the JavaScript language was released, ES6*