are external javascript files loaded sequentially or parallel?

Question

if i have multiple script tags in my page like:

    <script src="js/jquery-1.7.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="js/jquery.jplayer.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="js/globals.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script src="js/sound.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

can i rely on the fact that code from the previous ones is already available when the latter ones are loaded?

Answer 1

They may be loaded (via the network) in parallel, but they are evaluated in sequence.

So yes, you can rely on the order.