Where should I put <script> tags in HTML markup?
When embedding JavaScript in an HTML document, where is the proper place to put the <script>
tags and included JavaScript? I seem to recall that you are not supposed to place these in the <head>
section, but placing at the beginning of the <body>
section is bad, too, since the JavaScript will have to be parsed before the page is rendered completely (or something like that). This seems to leave the end of the <body>
section as a logical place for <script>
tags.
So, where is the right place to put the <script>
tags?
(This question references this question, in which it was suggested that JavaScript function calls should be moved from <a>
tags to <script>
tags. I'm specifically using jQuery, but more general answers are also appropriate.)