COMP 2209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Json, Mongodb Inc., Server-Side
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Week 1: tools installation and setup, javascript review. Javascript is an interpreted computer programming language that was built for the web. First implemented by the netscape navigator web browser, it became the programming language that web browsers use to execute client-side logic. In the mid-2000s, the shift from websites to web applications, along with the release of faster browsers, gradually created a community of javascript developers writing more complex applications. These developers started creating libraries and tools that shortened development cycles, giving birth to a new generation of even more advanced web applications. They, in turn, created a continuous demand for better browsers. This cycle went on for a few years, where the vendors kept improving their browsers and. The real revolution began in 2008, when google released its chrome browser, along with its fast jit-compiling v8 javascript engine. Google"s v8 engine made javascript run so much faster that it completely transformed web application development.
