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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Strings Basics

Posted by Nagabhushan Baddi
Nagabhushan Baddi
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Is it always necessary to link a javascript program to an html file. Can it not be run standalone? If so is there a IDE?

Javascript

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B B
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B B
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Javascript is used outside of the browser now on server side (node.js) and also you do have some standalone implementations like Rhino (mozilla). Many different programs also use variations of javascript for scripting within their own programs. It depends what you are planning on doing though.

Clem Freeman
Clem Freeman
3,096 Points
Clem Freeman
Clem Freeman
3,096 Points

I'm not sure if this answers your question, but if you just want to mess around with JavaScript you can use a service like JSFiddle.