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Michael Ziboh
Michael Ziboh

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What is JavaScript

JavaScript often abbreviated as JS, is a popular programming language used for building web applications, among many other things.

In this article we'll only be looking into some little meaning of js(JavaScript).

what JavaScript does.

Just as we use HTML to to define and structure the contents of web pages ,CSS to style and specify the layout of web pages .We use JS(JavaScript) to program the behavior of web pages and add interactivity to them.it enables you( as a web developer) to create dynamically updating content, control multimedia, animate images, and pretty much everything else.Okay, you cannot do literally everything, but it is amazing what you can achieve with a few lines of JavaScript code.),not to forget a line of code written in JavaScript is called script.

JavaScript can do a lot of things on a website, some of the things it does are:

  • It collects data from users.
  • It stores data inputs by the users.
and lots of more interesting stufs you'll like to try out.

Why Study JavaScript?🤔

As a web developer JavaScript is One of the 3 languages you must learn, that is :

  1. HTML
  2. CSS
  3. JavaScript
js makes responsive design easier. JavaScript has become integral (it is essential)to the Internet experience as developers build increased interaction and complexity into their applications. Search engines, e-commerce, content management systems, responsive design, social media and phone apps would not be possible without it(JavaScript). Also, having good knowledge on html, css and js can land a job with good income, especially when you're good at what you're doing.

Conclusion

Thanks for reading this article! I hope you found it interesting, I'll be sharing how to get started on JavaScript in my next article.

Pls🙏,stay tuned for more contents on this, if you find it interesting.

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