![]() ![]() ![]() And many of these apps are built in JavaScript. Everything from getting directions in Google Maps to ordering takeout through GrubHub can happen in a browser-based application. Web Applications:Īs browsers and personal computers have continued to improve, so, too, have web applications. Any remotely modern web site today is running JavaScript on some level. Nearly 30 years later, we’re still using it for that. Okay, so you can file this one under ‘pretty obvious.’ When Brendan Eich developed Javascript way back in 1995, the point was to add interactivity and behavior to static sites. Here’s a quick run-down of what you can do with JavaScript. With the growing popularity of web apps and the way that Chromebooks (which rely on cloud-based apps) have dominated markets like education, JavaScript is more central than ever. This is also true in the working world, especially in teams without dedicated front-end developers.Ītwood’s Law states that: “Any application that can be written in JavaScript, will eventually be written in JavaScript.” Of course, Jeff Atwood was making a joke at JavaScript’s expense, but it has turned out to be more true than not. Most of our bootcamp students will tell you that, for their final projects, they had to get to a basic level of proficiency with JavaScript. That’s largely because JavaScript is inescapable. It has held that spot for quite a while, first hitting number one in 2014.Įven developers whose primary responsibility is the back-end and server-side code often need to know a little JavaScript. JavaScript is the most popular coding language around, according to Stack Overflow’s annual developer surveys. ![]()
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