Summary

JavaScript enables HTML publishers to include simple programs or scripts within a web page without having to deal with the many difficulties associated with programming in high-level languages such as Java or C++.

In this lesson, you learned about the <script> tag and how it's used to embed JavaScript programs into an HTML document. In addition, you explored the basic structure of the JavaScript language and some of the statements and functions that it offers.

With this basic knowledge behind you, in the next lesson, you'll explore some real-world examples of JavaScript and learn more about the concepts involved in JavaScript programming.