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1 of 40🟨 JavaScript: The Language of the Web
📜 What is JavaScript?
JavaScript (JS) is a light-weight, object-oriented programming language used to script webpages. It is an interpreted, full-fledged programming language that enables dynamic interactivity on websites.
- 🧪 JavaScript and Java are completely different languages, both in concept and design.
- 👨💻 JavaScript was invented by Brendan Eich in 1995, and became an ECMA standard in 1997.
- 📄 ECMA-262 is the official name of the standard. ECMAScript is the official name of the language.
- ⚡ Originally created in 10 days for Netscape Navigator 2.0.
- 📅 Major versions: ES5 (2009), ES6/ES2015 (huge update), annual updates since 2015.
🌟 Key Features
- 🌐 All major browsers support JavaScript with built-in engines.
- 🧱 Follows syntax and structure of C language – it's a structured language.
- 💡 Weakly typed: types are implicitly cast depending on operations.
- 🧬 Object-oriented language using prototypes, not classes, for inheritance.
- ⚖️ Lightweight and interpreted language.
- 🔤 Case-sensitive language.
- 💻 Runs on multiple OS including Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.
- 🎮 Gives users control over the browser's behavior.
Keep Going!JS - Implementation