Is there a benefit to linking your scripts.js file inside of a div within the body?

Great Question. The instructor did code the scripts within the div tag; mainly for demonstration purposes. Mainly to illustrate document.write(). I believe dave did mention to put <script> tag.... put it before the </body>.

The are many ways on the approach on where to place the <script> tags. In the past, for best practice is to put it before the closing </body>. For that reason, the browser loads..... In short...it will first fetch HTML; such as index.html. Then it will parse the HTML….(now decide where you watch to put <script> picture what is happen in the background)...while this is happening in the background...parser will run into a <script> tag then fetch the external script file (lots of stuff is happening here in the background). Than the browser request the script file....stops parsing the HTML on your page f(OH nO!) . Once the script is downloaded (by than your user is now angry and left) , then it will continue to put the rest of the HTML. It is important to keep in mind about the user. Don’t make the user wait!, I believe no more than 5 seconds. To conclude, it best to put it close to the the </body>. However, there are modern ways to put it. Such as, async and defer attributes...but as for your question. I believe it will guide you to what you want to know.

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