On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:36:06 -0700
Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:

> > Doesn't XP come *without* Java now? Or is Java executed on the
> > server like PHP?
> 
> Java != JavaScript.
> 
> Java is a C++ like object oriented language designed to write once,
> run anywhere via virtual machines.
> 
> JavaScript is a scripting language for web browsers written by
> Netscape, which happened to come out at a time when Netscape was
> desparate to get some of the hype surrounding Java pointed their way.
> Its formal name is ECMAScript, but no one uses that name. JavaScript
> is good for automating stuff, writing calculators, filling in forms
> &c, but there's no disk or network access (in theory).

So a Javascript then would not require the browser to have the Java VM
installed? It runs on the server side like PHP?

Just wanna make sure I get the concept... ;-)

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