If you are taking or have ever taken a digital marketing class, you have probably heard of the 3 coding languages (HTML 5, CSS 3, and JavaScript) and what they do. While they all play huge factors in the process of building a website, I want to only focus on JavaScript for now.
What is JavaScript?
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I know what you are thinking, and you are probably looking at your screen like this-
But give me a moment to explain JavaScript and why it is the base of the 3 layer cake.
JavaScript is one of the three programming languages and allows you to add dynamic features on your web page to improve the user’s online experience. Thanks to JavaScript, you can click on an image to enlarge it, scroll up and down, click on a video and watch it, and pretty much everything else to interact with a site. It also helps to easily identify variables within a code such as name, title, heading, etc. JavaScript has developed far beyond computer programming. NASA, for example, started utilizing the programming language for its equipment.
Bored yet?
I hope you aren’t. Because JavaScript’s job is literally to keep you entertained in the simplest ways. But here is the real reason you should be excited- JavaScript is one of the easiest programming languages to use and understand. What do I man by easy? No, you most likely will not learn everything about JavaScript in an hour or two, or even 30 days, however, compared to HTML5 and CSS3- It’s a piece of cake (No pun intended).
JavaScript can create different kinds of software such as games, and is likely to be the most popular programming language for the web; over 90% of all websites use JavaScript. According to LinkedIn, more than 125,000 jobs are looking for people who know how to work JavaScript.
How does it work?
It is considered a client-side scripting language. This means that it operates from the browser of whoever is using it and does not operate on an external device. Modern browsers have the required software consolidated into them, which means no download is required and makes it much more user-friendly.
Will you Java some Scripts?!
As mentioned in an earlier statement- learning JavaScript is easy, and there are a lot of resources online and via books on how to learn to program with JavaScript. Fortunately, learning this does not require understanding web development but is an easy way to practice you skills and understanding. Learning this programming language does not hurt, if anything, you will have so much more to gain.
