I am working on these 2 sites, All-Most.com and WeeklyRomance.com. People keep telling me I need a javascript, but they don't ever tell me why or what it would do. Can you give me a little help here.
Nobody can help you without more information. JavaScript is a programming language that can add useful functions to a site. It isn't a thing you can or should add. It's the scripts that do the magic, and so you have to tell us what kinds of functions or services you might want to add before anyone can make any suggestions.
It's quite possible to have a perfectly functional site without any JS at all. A blog probably doesn't need any JS at all to function perfectly fine.
Javascript can add the "fancies" to your website. I use it with as a combo with other languages (PHP). You will need php and javascript to interact with your users. I use them to add functionality like rating games and sending newsletters to users that sign up. my site nukemgames.com if you want some idea of what im talking about.
You don't need javascript to make a website, but it does help if you want to add interactive bits like time, pop ups, fancy navbars, and basicly anything that look real cool! PHP script is good if you want to have a database for usernames and data storage. search for: "w3schools" in google and goto the javascript section (thats where I started learning it. ) Imozeb
I guess it wouldn't hurt but you can build a perfectly fine basic good looking site with just HTML and CSS. PHP is also great if you want to make it more advanced. I haven't used so much javascript myself but I guess you could get some fancy effects from it.
javascript is a client side scripting language.. it is not an object oriented language.. it is not similar to java.. it is used along with html to create web pages..