WebStorm 中普通 JavaScript 的最佳运行/调试配置

Question

I am new to JavaScript but already know Python. On https://onecompiler.com/javascript I can easily type JavaScript code such as

console.log("Hello World")

and it logs Hello World in the console.

However, I recently installed WebStorm, but I don't know what Run/Debug Configuration I should choose to start with (I just want to type plain JavaScript):

The image shows a list of configurations, however, none of them are called just JavaScript. What should I choose to just type plain JavaScript and be able to run the code?

Answer 1

For plain javascript the right configuration is Node.js . WebStorm auto-creates it for you when you right-click a .js file and choose Run or Debug .

If you javaScript code is supposed to be run in browser, you need creating *.html file that will be used as your app entry point, link your javascript to this file with the <script> tag and then use either Run or Debug from .html file right-click menu - the corresponding JavaScript Debug run configuration will be created and started.