Microsoft is opening up Excel to developers with a new JavaScript API. It will let developers use custom data types like images, cards, and arrays.

For in-database programming, Oracle Database 21c adds support for JavaScript, along with interfaces between JavaScript and Oracle Database types, SQL, and PL/SQL stored procedures.

Fortunately, JavaScript’s variable system is incredibly powerful and versatile. This article shows you how to use JavaScript variables to store numbers, text strings, objects, and other data types.

Microsoft: Learn JavaScript programming language for free with our new course Programmers keen on building browser applications can take advantage of Microsoft's free JavaScript video course.