JavaScript (unrelated to Java) is a client-side scripting language used for manipulating HTML pages and creating functional websites, as well as some obscure uses such as application scripting and server-side scripting. It is a high level, interpreted programming language that is actually one of the most important technologies of the World Wide Web along with HTML & CSS. As of right now, it remains the top 2 most demanding programming languages in the tech job market. It is primarily for creating interactive websites and defines how something behaves.
See the Wikipedia article for in-depth information.
| JavaScript Wiki |
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| Tutorial | Language reference | HTML DOM reference |
| This wiki focuses on "sufficiently interoperable ECMAScript," and has an article about its language. The administrator is Jesdisciple and invites your ideas and feedback. |
See also
- ECMAScript - a language standard implemented in various contexts, including in Flash as ActionScript
External links
- JavaScript at the Mozilla Developer Center
- JavaScript on Wikipedia
- ECMAScript Language Specification (ECMA-262.pdf)