JavaScript: The Language of the Web

 

When it comes to building websites, JavaScript stands out as the pinnacle of programming languages and it can be found in virtually any website that you visit. The three major technologies that are used to make websites are HTML, CSS, and, JavaScript. What makes JavaScript special is that it is one of the few programming languages that runs natively on the browser’s engine. You can utilize JavaScript to build the functionality that allows your website to behave in any way you want. There are an endless number of features that you can create using JavaScript, for example, you can implement a drag & drop feature, scrollable gallery, an animated navigation bar, and countless other features that make your website as a whole more interactive—your creativity is the limit.

 JavaScript is high-level client-side language, but make no mistake, it is a very capable language that and can stand its own against other programming languages like Python. In fact, there are even technologies that allow JavaScript to run outside of a browser engine that allow you to utilize the power of JavaScript on a server (don't worry if that doesn't make sense to you, it is outside of the scope of what is being discussed here). If you were to make a website using only HTML and CSS (two of the three languages mentioned above), you could certainly make something that is visually appealing, however, the website could only display statically styled documents and there would be no functionality. If you really want to take your web development skills to the next level, then JavaScript should be on the top of your list of technologies to learn since it is a great tool that paves the path for giving life to your websites.

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