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Introduction to the most popular language JavascriptšŸš€

What is Javascript?

JavaScript is the world's most popular programming language.
Javascript is initially created to make web pages alive.
All the javascript programs are known as scripts.

Who Created Javascript?

The first-ever JavaScript was created by Brendan Eich at Netscape.

Javascript and Java are not the same.

Why is it called JavaScript?

When javascript is initially created it was known as "Live Script" but at that time the most popular language is java. so it was decided that positioning LiveScript as Javascript.

Nowadays, JavaScript can execute on both the platform, the browser side as well as the server-side, or on any device that has a program called the JavaScript engine.

Here are some popular JavaScript engines :

Why JavaScript is so popular?

  • Javascript is popular because it is fully integrated with HTML/CSS.
  • JavaScript supports both functional programming and object-oriented programming (OOP).
  • Javascript is supported by all major browsers and enabled by default.

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