Disadvantages of using JavaScript
The security of the JavaScript code is compromised as the code execute on the client side and the whole code can be easily viewed and modified by any user. It can also be used as a weapon for the malicious purposes. The simple file operations like reading and writting are prohibitted in JavaScript due to security issues. VanillaJS also lacks for multipurpose and multithreading capabilities. It does not support the network based applications.
What is Vanilla JavaScript ?
Vanilla JavaScript, synonymous with pure or plain JavaScript, eschews external tools like libraries or frameworks. It empowers developers to craft interactive websites solely with JavaScript. While it excels in frontend development, Node.js, a JavaScript framework, is preferred for backend operations.
There are a lot of big tech and non-tech giants who are currently using Vanilla JavaScript in their code base. It also came into consideration that the number of websites that use Vanilla JavaScript is much higher than the number of websites using jQuery. Some of those websites are listed in the below list:
- Youtube
- Microsoft
- Netflix
- Stack Overflow etc.
As you all know everything has its pros and cons associated with it. There also exist some benefits and disadvantages of using JavaScript. Let us first discuss the benefits of using JavaScript and then the disadvantages of using the same.