Does compliance to WCAG 2.0 AA prevent the use of JavaScript?

Question

Does compliance to WCAG 2.0 AA prevent the use of JavaScript?

My understanding based on Understanding Conformance is that we can still use JavaScript as long as

Answer 1

A slightly longer answer is that pages can require JavaScript (AKA ECMAScript), but it's better if they don't. Use JavaScript sparingly and carefully. There's a set of guidelines for using JavaScript on WCAG 2.0 compliant pages.