E-commerce website design programming languages definitions

In 2020, for the eighth year running, JavaScript topped the list of most popular programming languages in StackOverflow’s Developer Survey. Along with CSS and HTML, JavaScript is one of the three core web programming languages.

JavaScript is a scripting language. It runs directly from its source code; it doesn’t need to be translated into machine code before it runs.

JavaScript is also a full-stack language—though it’s most commonly used on the front end. JavaScript creates interactive web page elements like:

• Clickable buttons
• Images that can zoom in and out
• On-page audio and video

JavaScript codes the front end of some of the world’s most famous ecommerce  websites LinkedIn, Amazon, Facebook, and more