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Is jquery a **normal** library to javascript the same way Math is a library to c++, python or even js?
I'm new to web development, I'm discovering javascript and all its capabilities. I'm currently learning jQuery and it made me wonder: "what really is a library ?".
From some so/internet search I understand that jQuery is a library, although some…
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Java scripting NoSuchMethodException?
I'm working on getting (JavaScript) scripting to work in Java.
I have a program in JavaScript, defined in my Java program (along with instances of all the necessary script engine related things) like so:
static ScriptEngineManager engineManager =…
user263078
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Why android phone doesn't have built in javascript engine in order to run javascript code for react-native?
As I was reading few blogs on how react native works under the hood, I found out that ios devices have built in javascript engine called javascript core which is used in safari browser. But android phone doesn't have built in javascript engine so…
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How can arrow function's access it's parameters value?
Well while studying how JavaScript behind the scenes work I read that arrow functions does not have their own 'this' keyword nor their own parameters.
//MAIN PROBLEM
However, you can access the arguments without any problem.
(when I saw the 'this'…
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JavaScript Algorithms and JavaScript Engines
Is algorithms for JavaScript functions on different JavaScript engine varies?
I run Array.sort() in Chrome and Firefox browser, and two of them perform differently for the same code.
Are they used different algorithms for the same code?
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In which order these code statements are moved to call stack?
I am new to Javascript and trying to understand the execution engine of JS. I know that any async code statement moves to the call-stack and then gets immediately removed and executed in a separate Web API thread (started by browser). And then the…
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