Javascript

What is it?

• JavaScript is a programming language
• JavaScript runs within web browser
• Key concept in JavaScript is browser events
• But there's more — JavaScript can run on the server and command-line.

What can it do?

Javascript provides programmatic access to virtually all aspects of a page.

• CSS properties
• Markup content
• Forms, communication to Server
• Add functionality

ECMAScript and JavaScript

The standard for JavaScript is called ECMAScript.