Node.js uses Google's V8 JavaScript engine from Chrome to run and execute JavaScript code outside the browser. SEE: Hiring Kit: Python developer (TechRepublic Premium) ...

If you want to install JavaScript in VSCode, install Visual Studio Code & Node.JS, create and run a JavaScript program, and then take these steps.

Node.js 18 includes an update to the V8 JavaScript engine, global fetch enabled by default, and a core test runner module.