Can I use vanilla javascript for server side? I've been wondering really about the extent one could actually go with writing an application with just vanilla javascript, no frameworks.
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Vanilla Javascript or it has to be node js?
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You could maby be able to use vanilla javascript for the server side stuff. But you should atleast look into Nodejs or Deno since those are made for being used on the server side and just vanilla javascript is made for use in the browser.
Yes thank you Pigges
To put it differently - there is no "Vanilla JavaScript" on the server side.
"Vanilla JavaScript" (Vanilla JS) refers to plain JavaScript (without frameworks) running against the Web APIs as they are exposed by a browser (i.e. client side) runtime.
On the server side you could talk about:
which means using the specific server side JavaScript runtime without any additional packages.
For example for Node.js Express is just one of many frameworks intended to make the development of server rendered web sites somewhat less tedious (MDN: Express Tutorial: The Local Library website).
Thank you so much. Had to read up more.
Nodejs is not really a framework, so you can write "vanilla javascript" in node.
Does it have to be nodejs? No. There are other javascript runtimes. But the only one gaining popularity seems to be deno.
Thank you. I wrongly assumed nodejs was framework.