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I'm diving into web development again (first time was an utter failure), and I have some pretty spectacular resources for learning both HTML5 and CSS3. What I want to begin studying next is JavaScript so I can have absolute control over my pages. But before I begin integrating JavaScript into my work, I'd like to use JavaScript solely as a programming language (with console I/O and basic programs) to familiarize myself first. What are the best tools for accomplishing this? Because thus far, I haven't found any browser/tool that approaches the simplicity of writing a source file, and clicking run like you might with a C++ program. Thanks.

Answer 1

Node.js is your best shot.

Node is used for:

• Server-side applications (Sails, Express, Socket.io)
• Various frontend-related scripting (Grunt, LESS)

Answer 2

You can try Node.js, that allows you to run Javascript programs from commandline. Other than that, Javascript runs in a browser.

Answer 3

I think JetBrains makes the best IDEs in the world. Their support of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 is first-rate. I'd recommend looking at WebStorm as your IDE.

Answer 4

I would recommend jsfiddle.net which allows you to type and run code. I might also suggest codecademy.com which has a very good program to teach you javascript and many other languages as well. There is also a really simple part of there website called "codebits" where you can compile js, html, and css and play around. W3schools.com is also very helpful for reference.

Answer 5

If you are running windows, the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) can run both Visual Basic Scripting and JavaScript... with the JavaScript having full access to things.

Because Microsoft supprorted VB Script over JScript (their version of EMCAScript), it is difficult to find documentation, though it does exist. I have a fair number of admin tools written in JScript.

Answer 6

Because that's not how Javascript works. You can't read user input from console.

You can use any browser's development tools and write Javascript code line by line.