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It has Node.js, which I guess is JavaScript. Or do you want direct access to V8? Edit: If you expand the list of supported languages, it shows Python too.

• mcv 12y ago
  Yeah, but node.js is a framework, not pure js, and I suspect it doesn't do DOM-related stuff. jQuery is probably better suited for general in-browser javascript.
  • mariusasdf 12y ago
    This reasoning seems fundamentally confused, so I feel like clarifying some concepts: On Runnable you can create basic client-side JavaScript files to be run in the browser (without jQuery) and do window and DOM manipulations. Node.js isn't a framework for the browser (like jQuery), but a server application platform (with a bunch of objects and functions). "Pure js" doesn't exist as an environment. It runs within a parent environment (e.g. a browser or a server) and manipulates the global objects in that environment. JavaScript is just a language specification, and can be implemented in any environment. (For instance, it's implemented in Adobe Illustrator.)
    • mcv 12y ago
      Yes, but jQuery is not the only way to use javascript in the browser. Why that restriction?
      • mariusasdf 12y ago
        Ok, got you. If you use the "Create New" button in the top right corner, you get the option to create a "JS" project. The project template comes with jQuery pre-installed. However, it can easily be removed. I guess the people behind Runnable assumes that it's more convenient to have to remove jQuery than having to add it for each new JS project, and personally I agree with that assumption. Hope this helps!
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