JavaScript

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JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf programming language
scripting language
commonlyUsedWith TypeScript programming language
surface form: Angular

Express.js
React
Svelte
Vue.js
designedBy Brendan Eich
developer ECMA International
Mozilla Foundation
Netscape Communications Corporation
surface form: Netscape Communications
domain client-side web development
desktop application development
game development
mobile application development
server-side web development
ecosystem npm
yarn
surface form: pnpm

yarn
executionModel event loop
single-threaded
fileExtension .js
.mjs
firstAppeared 1995
formerName JavaScript self-linksurface differs
surface form: LiveScript
hasFeature BigInt
JSON support
Map and Set collections
arrow functions
classes
destructuring assignment
exceptions
generators
iterators
nullish coalescing operator
optional chaining
regular expressions
rest parameters
spread operator
template literals
influenced CoffeeScript
Dart
Elm
ReasonML
TypeScript programming language
surface form: TypeScript
influencedBy Java
Scheme
Self
license various open standards via ECMA
memoryManagement garbage collection
notableImplementation ChakraCore
JavaScriptCore
SpiderMonkey
V8
originalName Mocha
paradigm event-driven
functional
imperative
prototype-based
primaryUse communicating with web servers via HTTP
creating interactive web pages
handling browser events
manipulating the DOM
runsOn Bun
Deno
Node.js
web browsers
standardizedAs ECMAScript
supports async/await
asynchronous programming
closures
first-class functions
modules
object-oriented programming
promises
prototypal inheritance
supportsStandard JavaScript self-linksurface differs
surface form: ECMAScript 2015

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2016

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2017

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2018

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2019

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2020

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2021

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2022

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 2023

ECMAScript
surface form: ECMAScript 5
typingDiscipline duck typing
dynamic typing
weak typing
usedWith CSS
HTML

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CountQueuingStrategy language JavaScript
Web workers runsLanguage JavaScript
Web IDL Standard appliesTo JavaScript
console.table method definedInLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: console.table
Open Web Platform hasComponent JavaScript
Acid3 test writtenInLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: Acid3
Acid3 test testsFeature JavaScript
subject surface form: Acid3
Acid3 programmingLanguage JavaScript
Acid3 uses JavaScript
Opera 12 supportsStandard JavaScript
Opera Mobile supports JavaScript
Opera 10 supportsStandard JavaScript
canvas 2D API primaryLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: Canvas 2D API
FreedomBox programmingLanguage JavaScript
Yeoman programmingLanguage JavaScript
Knockout programmingLanguage JavaScript
Clang-Format supportsLanguage JavaScript
Emscripten targetFormat JavaScript
HarmonyOS operating system programmingLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: HarmonyOS
Clojure platform JavaScript
Clojure hostLanguage JavaScript
CSSOM View Module usedWith JavaScript
David Flanagan field JavaScript
Oracle GraalVM supportsLanguage JavaScript
WebStorm supportsLanguage JavaScript
AppCode supportsLanguage JavaScript
ReSharper supportsLanguage JavaScript
Fleet programmingLanguageSupport JavaScript
Cờ Rôm+ (Co Rom Plus) programmingLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: Cờ Rôm+
Cờ Rôm+ (Co Rom Plus) supports JavaScript
subject surface form: Cờ Rôm+
Chromium web browser programmingLanguage JavaScript
subject surface form: Chromium
Chromium web browser supports JavaScript
subject surface form: Chromium
Epiphany web browser supports JavaScript
GNOME Web supports JavaScript