- JavaScript was originally a language only
for use in the browser.
However, in 2009, Node.js was released,
which allowed for JavaScript to be run on servers.
This meant many programming tasks that used
to be delegated to languages like Python or C++,
such as creating web servers or interacting
with the file system on your computer,
were made available to JavaScript.
As such, the applications for JavaScript
have grown dramatically over the last 10 years.
JavaScript is still very much associated with the web.
Many people use JavaScript across
their entire web application, utilizing libraries like React
or Angular for their front end and Express to power
their web servers.
JavaScript is also used to build native mobile applications
using libraries like React Native.
JavaScript can also be used for other tasks,
such as web scraping, data visualizations,
and even programming drones.
However, by far its most popular and common application
is empowering the web as we know it today.
So, now that you know some of the more common applications,
what are you going to build with JavaScript?