Podcasts Technology Three Devs and a Maybe 21: Introduction to JavaScript

21: Introduction to JavaScript

Published: April 23, 2014, 10:30 p.m.

In this weeks show we introduce the JavaScript programming language, which now seems to be available everywhere.\nInitially discussing the prototypal-languages goals, we move on to a brief history lesson - touching on the ECMAScript standard.\nWe then explain how JavaScript uses the DOM and Ajax to create dynamic, client-side applications.\nFinally, we wrap up with the usual ten question quiz.