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== What is JavaScript? ==
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JavaScript is a scripting language widely used for client-side web development.
 
== Where do I find general information about JavaScript? ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript JavaScript (Wikipedia)]
* [http://www.w3schools.com/JS/ JavaScript Tutorial] at W3Schools.com
 
== How is JavaScript used by Moodle? ==
 
* See [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Category:Javascript Category:Javascript]
 
== Where do I find more information about JavaScript in Moodle? ==
 
* [[Development:JavaScript_guidelines|JavaScript Guidelines]] by Tim Hunt (work in progress)
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=106312 Use of JavaScript in Moodle] discussion in the General developer forum
 
 
== What JavaScript libraries are around? ==
 
* A nice comparison chart: [http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/javascript-libraries Evaluation of JavaScript Libraries]
* [http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/ Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)] - this one is used by Moodle (see [[Development:YUI]])
* [http://jquery.com/ jQuery] - another popular JavaScript library - jQuery in action: [http://visualjquery.com Visual jQuery]
 
== What does AJAX mean? ==
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a group of interrelated web development techniques used to create interactive web applications or rich Internet applications.
 
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming) AJAX (Wikipedia)] for general information and [[AJAX]] for information on AJAX and Moodle.
 
== See also ==
 
[[Category:FAQ]]
[[Category:Javascript]]
[[Category:AJAX]]

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