Javascript Basics 01
JavaScript adds simple or sophisticated interactivity to a Web site, enhancing the user’s experience. Like any programming language, you need to understand the building blocks before you can start programming.
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Browsers know to interpret Web pages as HTML because of the tags. Since JavaScript is contained inside an HTML document, it needs to be set apart with the tags.
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