Explain Javascript Engine Like I’m Five
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Oct 18, 2022
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explain-javascript-engine-like-im-five
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Javascript
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The V8 engine is well-known to almost everyone who has worked with JavaScript.
What is this engine that is frequently mentioned?
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The V8 engine is well-known to almost everyone who has worked with JavaScript.
What is this engine that is frequently mentioned?
Let me use an illustration.
For instance, if you were born a native English speaker and you met a French person, you would ask them for assistance in your native tongue of English. The French person stood there doing nothing but staring at you in confusion.
Why is it the case?
The reason the Frenchman did nothing is that he cannot understand English. What should you say to that person now?
When you ask a buddy who is bilingual in French and English to translate what you just said, the French speaker will respond right away.
Similar to the translator, the javascript engine works the same way.
Because your computer doesn't initially understand javascript, when you write a piece of javascript code, nothing will happen.
To enable your computer to comprehend and use javascript, a translator called the javascript engine is used.