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... ;-) -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying. -- Baba Ram Dass
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