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JavaScript Tutorial
This JavaScript tutorial has been designed for beginners as well as working
professionals to help them understand the basic to advanced concepts and functionalities
of JavaScript. It covers most of the important concepts related to JavaScript such as
operators, control flow, functions, objects, OOPs, Asynchronous JavaScript, Events, DOM
manipulation and much more.

What is JavaScript
JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language. It is commonly used
to create dynamic and interactive elements in web applications. JavaScript is very easy
to implement because it is integrated with HTML. It is open and cross-platform.

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Why to Learn JavaScript?

JavaScript is a MUST for students and working professionals to become a great
Software Engineer, especially when they are working in Web Development Domain. We
will list down some of the key advantages of learning JavaScript−

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JavaScript is the most popular programming language in the world, making it a

programmer's great choice. Once you learn JavaScript, it helps you develop great
front-end and back-end software using different JavaScript based frameworks like
jQuery, [Link], etc.
JavaScript is everywhere, it comes installed on every modern web browser and so
to learn JavaScript, you really do not need any special environment setup. For
example, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and every browser you know as of
today, supports JavaScript.

JavaScript helps you create really beautiful and crazy fast websites. You can
develop your website with a console like look and feel and give your users the
best Graphical User Experience.

JavaScript usage has now extended to mobile app development, desktop app
development, and game development. This opens many opportunities for you as
JavaScript Programmer.

Due to high demand, there is tons of job growth and high pay for those who
know JavaScript. You can navigate over to different job sites to see what having
JavaScript skills looks like in the job market.

Great thing about JavaScript is that you will find tons of frameworks and Libraries
already developed which can be used directly in your software development to
reduce your time to market.
JavaScript is in all over the world, and companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft,
PayPal, LinkedIn, etc. also use JavaScript.

Furthermore, JavaScript has more than 1.5 lakh libraries. It is also growing.

A huge community of JavaScript is available on the internet with students,

developers, and mentors. So anyone can easily get support.

There could be 1000s of good reasons to learn JavaScript Programming. But one thing
for sure, to learn any programming language, not only JavaScript, you just need to
code, and code, and finally code until you become an expert.

JavaScript Applications
As mentioned before, JavaScript is one of the most widely used programming languages
(Front-end as well as Back-end). It has its presence in almost every area of software
development. I'm going to list few of them here:

Client side validation − This is really important to verify any user input before
submitting it to the server and JavaScript plays an important role in validating
those inputs at front-end itself.

Manipulating HTML Pages − JavaScript helps in manipulating HTML page on

the fly. This helps in adding and deleting any HTML tag very easily using

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JavaScript and modify your HTML to change its look and feel based on different
devices and requirements.

User Notifications − You can use JavaScript to raise dynamic pop-ups on the
webpages to give different types of notifications to your website visitors.
Back-end Data Loading − JavaScript provides Ajax library which helps in
loading back-end data while you are doing some other processing. This really
gives an amazing experience to your website visitors.

Presentations − JavaScript also provides the facility of creating presentations

which gives website look and feel. JavaScript provides RevealJS and BespokeJS
libraries to build a web-based slide presentation.
Server Applications − Node JS is built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for
building fast and scalable network applications. This is an event based library
which helps in developing very sophisticated server applications including Web
Servers.
Machine learning − Developers can use the [Link] library to complete the task
related to machine learning.

Game Developments − JavaScript contains multiple libraries and NPM packages

to design graphics for the game. We can use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with
libraries to develop the games.

Mobile applications − We can use frameworks like React Native to build

feature-rich mobile applications.

Internet of Things (IoT) − JavaScript is used to add functionality to devices

like smartwatches, earbuds, etc.

Data visualization − JavaScript contains the libraries like [Link] to visualize the
data efficiently. The [Link] is also used to prepare high-quality charts to visualize
the data.

Cloud computing − We can use JavaScript in serverless computing platforms

like Cloudflare and AWS lambda to write and deploy functions on the cloud.

This list goes on, there are various areas where millions of software developers are
happily using JavaScript to develop great websites and other software.

Basic JavaScript Example

Below is a basic JavaScript example that will print "Getting started with JavaScript
tutorial" on the webpage. You can edit this example and execute it by clicking on the
"Edit & Run" button.

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<script>
[Link]("Getting started with JavaScript tutorial");
</script>

Online JavaScript Editor

We have provided JavaScript Online Editor which helps you to Edit and Execute the
code directly from your browser. Try to click the icon to run the following JavaScript
code to print conventional "Hello, World!".

Open JS Editor to practice your scripts here Online JavaScript Editor

Below code box allows you to change the value of the code. Try to change the
value of Hello, World! and run it again to verify the result.

<html>
<head>
<title>The JavaScript Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<script language = "javascript" type = "text/javascript">
[Link]("Hello World!")
</script>
</body>
</html>

Who Should Learn JavaScript?

This JavaScript tutorial has been prepared for student as well as working professionals
to help them understand the basic functionality of JavaScript to build dynamic web pages
and web applications.

Prerequisites to Learn JavaScript

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For this JavaScript tutorial, it is assumed that the reader has prior knowledge of HTML
coding. It would help if the reader had prior exposure to object-oriented programming
concepts and a general idea of creating online applications.

JavaScript Online Quizzes

This Javascript tutorial helps you prepare for technical interviews and certification
exams. We have provided various quizzes and assignments to check your learning level.
Given quizzes have multiple choice type of questions and their answers with short
explanation.

Following is a sample quiz, try to attempt any of the given answers:

Q 1 - Which of the following is correct about JavaScript?

A - JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language.

B - JavaScript has object-oriented capabilities that allows you to build

interactivity into otherwise static HTML pages.

C - The general-purpose core of the language has been embedded in Netscape,

Internet Explorer, and other web browsers.

D - All of the above.

Answer : D

Explanation
All of the above options are correct.

Start your online quiz Start Javascript Quiz.

JavaScript Jobs
In the world, there are 15+ Million active JavaScript developers. Still, there is a shortage
of skilled JavaScript developers. So, it could be a great chance for you to start your
career as a JavaScript developer.

Here are the most popular companies offering the role of JavaScript developer. You can
land as an employee with a high package after pursuing your career as a JavaScript
developer.

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Amazon

Google

Microsoft

Apple

Adobe

Facebook

PayPal

Many more...

Careers Opportunities in JavaScript

There are several career paths that you can choose after learning JavaScript. Here, we
have listed some of them.

Front-end developer

Back-end developer

Full-stack developer

Web developer

Game developer

Mobile App developer

DevOps Engineer
Many other roles

JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries

JavaScript frameworks are used to develop a whole application. It defines the structure
of your application.

The framework can have pre-built components and other functionalities that can help
you reuse the code of the application, improve code readability, and avoid duplicity.

Here, we have explained the most popular JavaScript frameworks which you can use for
website development, app development, backend development, etc.

React

Angular

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[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

Mocha

Meteorjs

Polymer

In JavaScript, a library is a set of pre-defined functions, classes, methods, objects, etc.

You can import the library in your JavaScript code by using the CDN or downloading it
locally. After adding the library to the project, you can use the library's pre-written
functions, classes, etc., in the code.

Here, we have given a list of the most popular JavaScript libraries.

jQuery

Axios

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

[Link]

Lodash

[Link]

JavaScript Certification

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JavaScript Practice
To practice and quick revision of JavaScript, we also provided:

JavaScript Interview Questions

JavaScript Quick Guide

JavaScript Cheatsheet

JavaScript Built-in Functions

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JavaScript Articles
You can explore a set of JavaScript Articles at JavaScript Articles.

Frequently Asked Questions about JavaScript

There are some very Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about JavaScript, this section
tries to answer them briefly.

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language with object-oriented

capabilities that allows you to build interactivity into otherwise static HTML pages.

The general-purpose core of the language has been embedded in Netscape, Internet
Explorer, and other web browsers.

Name some of the JavaScript features.

Following are the features of JavaScript −

JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language.

JavaScript is designed for creating network-centric applications.

JavaScript is complementary to and integrated with Java.

JavaScript is is complementary to and integrated with HTML.

JavaScript is open and cross-platform.

What are the advantages of using JavaScript?

Following are the advantages of using JavaScript −

Less server interaction − You can validate user input before sending the page
off to the server. This saves server traffic, which means less load on your server.

Immediate feedback to the visitors − They don't have to wait for a page
reload to see if they have forgotten to enter something.

Increased interactivity − You can create interfaces that react when the user
hovers over them with a mouse or activates them via the keyboard.

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Richer interfaces − You can use JavaScript to include such items as drag-and-
drop components and sliders to give a Rich Interface to your site visitors.

What are disadvantages of using JavaScript?

We can not treat JavaScript as a full fledged programming language. It lacks the
following important features −

Client-side JavaScript does not allow the reading or writing of files. This has been
kept for security reason.

JavaScript can not be used for Networking applications because there is no such
support available.

JavaScript doesn't have any multithreading or multiprocess capabilities.

Is JavaScript a case-sensitive language?

Yes! JavaScript is a case-sensitive language. This means that language keywords,

variables, function names, and any other identifiers must always be typed with a
consistent capitalization of letters.

Which is the best place to learn JavaScript?

You can use our simple and the best JavaScript tutorial to learn Java and Advanced Java.
We have removed all the unnecessary complexity while teaching you Java concepts. You
can start learning it now Start Learning JavaScript.

What are some backend JavaScript frameworks?

Some backend JavaScript frameworks are listed as below −

Express
Next

Gatsby
Meteor

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