JavaScript

Summary

A high-level, interpreted programming language that enables interactive web pages. JavaScript is essential for web development, allowing client-side scripts to interact with users, control the browser, and modify document content.

Paradigms

prototype-based, event-driven, imperative, functional, object-oriented, reflective, meta-programming, generic

Domains

web development, server-side applications, browser extensions, desktop applications, mobile development

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, prototypal inheritance, iterators/generators, destructuring, async/await, proxies, string interpolation, reflection, modules

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, weak typing, full inference, runtime checking, aggressive type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

interpreted, interpreted with JIT compilation, compiled

Influenced By

Java, Scheme, Self, Perl, Python, C, HyperTalk, Lua, AWK, LiveScript

Ratings

File extensions

js, _js, bones, cjs, es, es6, frag, gs, jake, javascript, jsb, jscad, jsfl, jslib, jsm, jspre, jss, jsx, mjs, njs, pac, sjs, ssjs, xsjs, xsjslib

External Links

• JavaScript official site
• @ECMAScript on X
• JavaScript jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/javascript subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories