Javascript-In Present Era.

JavaScript is a high-level, lightweight programming language. The first appeared in Dec. 4,1995. It is one of the core technologies of web development. Its an event-driven, functional, dynamic programming language. Used for full-stack development. It has many front-end frameworks like React, Angular, Vue, and back-end framework like Express, Deno.

Present Scenario of JavaScript

It is the most trending language for both front-end and back-end.
* Supports the object-oriented concept.
* Can work with many APIs.
* Also supports promises which are its way of handling asynchronous operations.

Developers view for JavaScript

There was a time when JavaScript was limited to front-end use, but now JavaScript is used not only as front-end but as a server-side also. It is used in creating games. For creating mobile apps for both Android and iPhone.
Also, the average salary of JavaScript is high across different fields.
The JavaScript demand will increase in the coming days up to 34%.

Uses of JavaScript

Web Development

JavaScript is used for creating web pages. It's a standalone language developed in Netscape. It is used for various advanced features in websites like to add special effects, validation, running flash applications.

Web and Mobile Applications

JavaScript is used to create robust web and mobile applications. It uses Application Programming Interfaces(APIs) which provide extra powers to the code.

Server Applications and Web Servers

JavaScript is used to create server applications and web servers. They are created with the help of backend framework Nodejs. Recently Deno.js has also been introduced for backend purpose. The server built on Nodejs are very fast and transfers chunks of data. It is single threaded with event looping which is used in non-blocking way.

Presentations

JavaScript provides a way of creating presentations as a website.
JavaScript provides RevealJS and BespokeJS libraries to create web-based slides. The slides are well optimized and work well with different devices.

Games

JavaScript is also used to create live games.
It has Easejs, Melonjs, Impactjs, Babylonjs, Phaserjs, Pixiljs, Physicsjs library which helps for creating games.