Where to place JavaScript in an HTML file?

Question

Say I have a fairly hefty JavaScript file, packed down to roughly 100kb or so. By file I mean it’s an external file that would be linked in via

Answer 1

I would say that it depends of fact what do you planed to achieve with Javascript code:

• if you planned to insert external your JS script(s), then the best place is in head of the page
• if you planed to use pages on smartphones, then bottom of page, just before tag.
• but, if you planned to make combination HTML and JS (dynamically created and populated HTML table, for example) then you must put it where you need it there.