Introduction To JavaScript

JavaScript is a scripting language or programming language used on both the server-side and client-side to create engaging website elements, and do a lot more. It is a script language that is used to add functions to the elements/tags in an HTML file(e.g buttons,etc). JavaScript is the language for the web, it can update both HTML and CSS. JavaScript enables you to create dynamically updating content, control multimedia, animate images, and much more. JavaScript was created by Brendan Einch in 1995.

Uses of JavaScript

1. It is used to create robust web applicatiions.
2. It is used to create interactive features(e.g menus, form validation, dropdown, embedded videos, etc).
3. It can also be used to improve User-Experience(UX) by providing visual feedback or animations.
4. It can be used in the development of Artificial Intelligence.
5. Mobile App Development.
6. To Build Server Side Applications.
7. Control Flying Robots(Drones).
8. To Create Stunning Data Visualization.
9. Embedded Systems and loT Development.
10. Making Simple Games, and a lot more.

We are not going to talk a lot about JavaScript in this lesson, but we will talk more about JavaScript through example in the next lesson.