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title: JavaScript
description: The scripting language of the web
weight: 3
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JavaScript is a scripting language primarily used in web development. It runs inside a web browser and is used to add logic to a website.
There is also [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) which is a runtime environment that lets you run JavaScript on the backend.

## Basics

To learn the basics of JavaScript

- JavaScript in one video - [Video by Tech With Tim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvHcc0ysm0)
- Node.js basics - [Playlist by Web Dev Simplified](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShtPwEkDD0&list=PLZlA0Gpn_vH_uZs4vJMIhcinABSTUH2bY)

## Additional Resources

Some cool libraries, etc to check out

- [JavaScript Frameworks](/docs/programming-resources/web-development/frontend/js-frameworks/)
- [Axios HTTP Client](https://axios-http.com/docs/intro): HTTP client for JS
- [currency.js](https://currency.js.org/): Handle currency values with JS