Why put JavaScript in head

Question

If it is perfectly acceptable to put JavaScript right before what is a good reason to keep it in the ?

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Answer 1

If you need the javascript to accomplish something on the page, and you don't want the end user to see the content until that's accomplished, then you should include it in the head. It really depends on each individual case.

Most of the time, putting it at the bottom really IS better for optimizing page download, as the user will get to see all the content on the page before the JS even starts downloading.