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owen flynn
276 Pointsconsole.log
Why is this code not working? It seems I have typed the console.log("Begin program"); correctly, no?
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
<script src=app.js><s/cript>
</html>
console.log("Begin Program");
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsThe app.js code is OK, but there are some HTML issues (the syntax coloring gives you a hint):
- the script tags should be inside the body and not after it
- the closing tag should be "</script>" instead of "<s/cript>"
James Summers
704 PointsJames Summers
704 PointsSteven Parker is right.