Published: 31 January 2023
Summary
JavaScript is the default language for web apps, but it is also effective for building mobile apps, web APIs, microservices and even desktop apps. To succeed with JavaScript, software development technical professionals must master its use cases, available frameworks and architecture constraints.
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JavaScript is a highly popular, lightweight and efficient software development language with use cases encompassing web and mobile apps, web APIs, microservices, serverless computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
JavaScript runtimes are available on many different platforms such as web browsers, mobile app WebView, Node.js back-end servers, serverless platforms and IoT devices. Within the web browser, JavaScript enables sophisticated web applications that run basically anywhere and don’t require installation. Whereas on servers, cloud platforms or IoT devices, JavaScript encourages efficient, lightweight and reusable code, and agile architecture.
JavaScript capabilities are largely dependent on the APIs available on the platform,
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