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JavaScript

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- JavaScript is light weight JIT [Just-in-Time] compiled and interpreted language.
- Interpreted is the process of translating line-by-line
- Compiled is the process of translating entire program.
a) JIT
b) AOT
- JIT [Just-in-Time] compiled in browser.
- AOT [Ahead-of-Time] compile at application level]
- JavaScript is a language used to build large scale applications both client side
and server side.
- JavaScript is used
Client Side HTML
Server Side Node.js
Database MongoDB
Animations [2D / 3D] Flash, 3DS Max etc..

FAQ: What is the role of JavaScript in Front End development?


Ans: JavaScript is used client side to reduce burden on server.
It can reduce burden on server by handling interactions and
validations client side.

Evolution of JavaScript
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- The First Browser "Mosaic"
- The first Markup Languages
GML
SGML
Scripting Language : ECMA Script

- 1990 Tim Berner Lee introduced - HTML


HTML
Scripting - ECMA

- 1994 Netscape Communications - Browser

Netscape Communicator
HTML
ECMA

- 1995 Netscape communications appointed a scripting expert to design a script for


Netscape Browser
"Brendan Eich" - MDN - 10 days
Mocha
Live Script

- 1996 Netscape given the responsibility of


Live Script to a company called
"Sun-MicroSystems" - Java

JavaScript

Designed By - Brendan Eich


Designed For - Netscape
Maintained By - Sun Micro System

- 1998 Microsoft Developed an OS called Win-98 - for Internet


Free Browser : Internet Explorer
Opera, Safari,

- 2000 Netscape stopped its services


Stopped JS -> ECMA
IE JS => Own Extentions to JS
Safari JS
Browser Compatibility

ES8

Issues with JavaScript


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