Initially developed as a client side scripting language
Create dynamic web content in the browser
Java and Javascript
They were developing a web-scripting language to be embedded in HTML and executed
JavaScript ALlows INteractivity
Site navigation
Perform calculations
Validation of input
Improve appearance
Especially graphics
Visual feedback
JavaScript Statements
<html><head><title>My Page</title></head><body><script language=”JavaScript”>document.write(‘This is my first JavaScript Page’);</script></body></html><html><head><title>My Page</title></head><body><script>alert(‘alert’)</script></body></html><script>document.write(‘This is my first JavaScript Page’);</script>