JavaScript

Browser's native tongue

JavaScript is the dominant programming language of the web, running in browsers to make pages interactive.

Originally designed for client-side scripting—responding to clicks, validating forms, animating elements—it now runs on servers through Node.js and powers mobile apps.

Despite the name, JavaScript has no meaningful connection to Java; the name was a marketing decision.

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asynchronous

callback

Follow-up audition invitation

promiseCommitment to act
asyncNot happening together
awaitRemain expectant for

observable · stream · AJAX · fetch · then · catch · finally · concurrency · non-blocking · polling

backend

Node.js

JavaScript runtime for servers

serverOne who attends tables
APISoftware communication standard
SQLDatabase manipulation language

NoSQL · yarn · middleware · authentication · REST · microservices · runtime · serverless · Lambda · database

syntax

variables

Changeable elements in equations

functionsWorks or serves purposes
loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
conditionalsStatements requiring conditions

arrays · objects · strings · numbers · booleans · operators · expressions · statements · scope · closure

interactivity

events

Things that take place

clickBrief sharp noise
hoverRemain suspended midair
formsVarieties or documents

validation · buttons · menus · drag-and-drop · animations · real-time · feedback · navigation · accessibility · scroll

frontend

React

Frontend JavaScript framework

AngularGoogle's web development framework
VueJavaScript UI framework
DOMDocument interface for browsers

HTML · CSS · Babel · responsive · UI · components · SPA · bundler · browser · render

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Node.js

variables

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