JavaScript is a programming language that can run in web browsers and other environments. It can create dynamic and interactive web pages, as well as perform various tasks such as data processing, file manipulation, and network communication. JavaScript is not the same as Java, although they have some similarities in syntax and structure¹.
Some of the features of JavaScript are²:
- - It is lightweight and interpreted, meaning it does not need to be compiled before execution.
- - It supports object-oriented programming with prototypes, which are objects that can be used as templates for creating new objects.
- - It has first-class functions, which are functions that can be treated as values and passed as arguments or returned from other functions.
- - It is cross-platform, meaning it can run on different operating systems and devices.
