If you are surfing the web, you will most likely encounter JavaScript. JavaScript is what makes your page interactive, and is extremely versatile. It is a popular language for building entire web applications, for both frontend and backend. While JavaScript was first created in 1995, it is still relevant to learn today and it is now the most commonly used programming language (StackOverflow 2022). This skill path provides you with the basic knowledge of JavaScript before you move on to JavaScript-based frameworks and libraries.