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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Where Does JavaScript Go?

Christopher Kajioka
Christopher Kajioka
335 Points
Posted by Christopher Kajioka
Christopher Kajioka
335 Points

When I preview it, it does not display the alerts in the same order as the video (even if I move it to the bottom).

It seems to always display the "alert" commands first, followed by the text on the pages. No matter what order I put them in.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

It's normal for modern browsers to defer page rendering until the script finishes running. So any alert's will show as they are executed, but anything written to the page will only show up when the script is done.

This is a change from browsers not to long ago which would render the page and run the script at the same time.

But if you continue with your studies, you will soon learn much better and more interactive techniques for communicating with the user.