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    JAVASCRIPT

    What is javascript ?

    JavaScript is a widely used programming language primarily used for


    web development. It was created by Brendan Eich while working at
    Netscape and was first released in 1995.
    JavaScript is a versatile language that can be used on web
    development, native development, AI, etc.
    Client Side JAVASCRIPT
    In its early days, JavaScript was primarily used for client-side scripting
    (which means it could only run in the browser). It allowed web
    developers to manipulate the HTML elements on web pages, providing
    dynamic interactions with users.
    With JavaScript, developers could create alerts, prompts, and simple
    scripts that enhanced the user experience. JavaScript was commonly
    used for form validation, image rollovers, and other client-side tasks.
    Browser War and Standardization
    During the late 1990s and early 2000s, various web browsers emerged,
    each with its own implementation of JavaScript. This led to
    inconsistencies and incompatibilities in the way JavaScript code
    behaved across different browsers. To address these issues,
    standardization efforts began, resulting in the ECMAScript
    specification. ECMAScript defines the scripting language specification
    that JavaScript follows, ensuring a common standard for all
    implementations.
    Extending with AJAX

    Around the mid-2000s, JavaScript's capabilities expanded further with


    the introduction of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). AJAX
    allowed web pages to fetch and display data from the server
    asynchronously, without requiring a full page reload. This led to more
    dynamic and interactive web applications.
    Node.js Emerges (2009)
    In 2009, Ryan Dahl introduced Node.js, an open-source, cross-platform
    JavaScript runtime environment. Node.js is built on Google's V8
    JavaScript engine, which is the same engine used by the Chrome
    browser to execute JavaScript code. The introduction of Node.js
    brought JavaScript to the server-side and other platform development,
    enabling developers to use JavaScript beyond the limitations of web
    browsers.
    Node.js and JavaScript on the Server-Side
    With Node.js, JavaScript transitioned from being solely a client-side
    language to becoming a full-stack language capable of handling both
    client-side and server-side development.
    Node.js provided JavaScript developers with access to the server's file
    system, networking capabilities, and the ability to create web servers
    and handle HTTP requests.
    Javascript Versions
    The Original JavaScript ES1 ES2 ES3 (1997-1999)
    The First Main Revision ES5 (2009)
    The Second Revision ES6 (2015)
    Yearly Additions (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
    For more info visit:
    https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/javascript-versions
    Where to put Javascript
    Javascript can be nested inside the <head> element or before the
    closing tag of <body> element

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