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JavaScript (not to be confused with Java) is a high-level, dynamic, multi-paradigm, weakly-typed language used for both client-side and server-side scripting. Use this tag for questions regarding common implementations of ECMAScript, JavaScript, JScript, etc. JS does not typically refer to its ECMA-cousin, ActionScript.

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Why do we still use JavaScript?

Javascript is interpreted by the web browser, so if we were to use a different client-side scripting language, every browser would have to implement support for it. … So, as you can see, there are considerable economic impediments to using anything other than Javascript (or even a newer version of JavaScript). …
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