About JavaScript:
- is a Server side scripting language (as similar to php)
- files are saved with .js extension (which is )
- is a Sun MicroSystems (and later Oracles) and NetScape team developed system
- Microsoft’s developed compatible version is called JScript
Executing JavaScript:
- You a browser to execute the JavaScript code
- That is, you can NOT directly execute a JavaScript .js file instead you need to embed it in HTA/HTML pages.
- In a browser, you can run a JavaScript Onliners in the address bars
- example: JavaScript: alert("it ran in browser address bar");