What is JSONP and why was it created? Explain in simple terms with examples
Hello everyone! I'm a beginner frontend developer and I'm trying to understand cross-domain requests. I know about CORS, but I came across JSONP mentioned in old projects and in the documentation for some APIs (for example, the old version of the Google Maps API).
I don't quite understand how it works. It seems to be a way to bypass browser restrictions on requests to another domain. But how exactly? And why is the word "padding" used in the name?
Suppose I have this JavaScript code that tries to get data from another server:
```javascript
// Regular fetch request to another domain
fetch('https://api.example.com/data')
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
```
This code won't work if
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