Java script application?

Question

If I were to start studying Java Script, what application would I need, Just application called Java Script or are there special ones like on Java?

Answer 1

Hello, Netsu !
To execute programs, no matter what language, there are two ways: "compilation" and "interpretation."

Compilation is when the source code of the program, with the help of a special tool, another program called the "compiler", is converted into another language, usually into machine code. This machine code is then distributed and launched. The source code of the program remains with the developer.

Interpretation is when the source code of the program gets another tool, called the "interpreter", and executes it "as is." In this case, the source code itself (the script) is distributed. This approach is used in browsers for JavaScript.

Modern interpreters before converting JavaScript into machine code or close to it, optimize, and then execute. And even at runtime they try to optimize. Therefore, JavaScript works very quickly.
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Answer 2

If you create a website, JavaScript is interpreted by the browser, so you just need a browser and a IDE, for example Atom, Sublime text or WebStorm