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Maryanne Gray
Courses Plus Student 290 Pointsworkspaces/console
If I scroll down when I am in my workspace, I see and area that says,"console". What is that all about? Thanks
2 Answers
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 PointsThe console is used for server-side languages like Python, Ruby, and (hopefully soon) Node.js. If you take the courses on Ruby and Python, you'll learn how to use it.
You also have a console in your browser that you can use to interact with JavaScript on the client-side.
Jon Benson
12,168 PointsHi Maryann, The console is used for Javascript, as well as other server languages. I believe it's an emulator.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIn this case console is actually a terminal interface to the underlying Linux Virtual Machine (VM) and bears no relation to the similar concept you see in a browser.