Beyond the Browser: JS Runtimes — Roadmap Step & Resources
Understanding that JavaScript can run outside a browser DOM — in Node.js, and in React Native's JS engine
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: React Native
Before this step
Interview questions
- If there's no DOM in React Native, what does JavaScript actually run against?
Study resources
- Introducing JSC and Hermes (Article) — The official React Native documentation explaining the JavaScript engine React Native runs on.
- Node.js Introduction (Article) — The official Node.js documentation, illustrating that JS runs outside a browser DOM.
Part of
- JavaScript — section
- React Native roadmap — the full learning path