Introduction
Today, almost every website and app uses one powerful programming language — JavaScript.
When you click a button and a popup appears, when a form shows an error, when a page loads new content without refreshing… all these happen because of JavaScript.
This blog is written in very simple English for complete beginners.
What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a programming language mainly used to make websites interactive and dynamic.
HTML ➝ gives structure
CSS ➝ gives style and design
JavaScript ➝ gives life and action
Without JS, websites would look like plain text and images.
Where is JavaScript used?
JavaScript is not only for websites. It is used everywhere today:
- Websites
Buttons
Sliders
Animations
Form validations
Pop-ups
- Mobile Apps
Using frameworks like React Native and Ionic.
- Backend / Servers
With Node.js, JavaScript can run on servers too (used by Netflix, Uber, etc.)
- Desktop Apps
Apps like VS Code and Slack are made using JavaScript.
How does JavaScript work?
- Runs in the browser or Node.js
- Executes code line by line
- Single-threaded (one thing at a time)
- Async tasks (timers, API calls) are handled using the event loop.This makes JavaScript non-blocking
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