Client-side and Server-side JavaScript

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This article explains the three major types of JavaScript, client-side, server-side and the core language. Server-side JavaScript is ideal for creating web applications that can be run on any platform, on any browser, and in any language. See the article for other advantages and disadvantages of each.

Most people think that JavaScript is a form of Java, but that is not true. Java is a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, while JavaScript was created by Netscape to extend the functions a browser can perform.

Uses of JavaScript:

• Menus for Navigation
  
• Form Validation
  
• Popup Windows
  
• Password Protecting
  
• Math Functions
  
• Special effects with document and background
  
• Status bar manipulation
  
• Messages
  
• Mouse Cursor Effects
  
• Links

There are 3 major types of JavaScript namely:

1. Client-Side JavaScript (CSJS) -- an extended version of JavaScript that enables the enhancement and manipulation of web pages and client browsers
   
   
2. Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS) -- an extended version of JavaScript that enables back-end access to databases, file systems, and servers
   
   
3. Core JavaScript -- the base JavaScript language

Client-Side JavaScript (CSJS) and Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS) are dependent on the core JavaScript and cannot work without it.

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