The Emergence Machine

Javascript

abstract · Computing · Level 7 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

JavaScript emerges as a programming language that enables interactive behavior in web browsers and can be used for server-side development, relying on the execution of operations, logic, and data in code and computation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “javascript” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “javascript”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
JavaScript
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0JavascriptCodeAlgorithmComputationDataLogicCausalitySystemFormOperationProcessStructureActionChangeMatterProcedureEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesJavascriptL7ComputationL5CodeL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Computation L5 (requires)
    Understanding javascript requires knowledge of computation as a foundational technical concept.
  • Code L6 (requires)
    JavaScript is a programming language that enables interactive behavior in web browsers and can be used for server-side development.