What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a high-level programming language used to build interactive websites, web apps, browser features, server-side services, scripts and developer tooling. It began as a way to make web pages interactive, but today it runs across front-end and back-end environments.
Because JavaScript is used in so many projects, code often moves between browsers, build tools, API clients, documentation, logs and teammates. A readable format makes it easier to understand functions, callbacks, imports, objects, arrays, loops and conditional blocks.
Minified or compact JavaScript can save space, but it is difficult to debug. A JavaScript beautifier expands the code into a consistent structure so you can review it without mentally counting braces and nested blocks.