On Saturday 11 Oct 2003 2:38 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > 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... ;-)
No, it executes on the client side, but it is supported by just about every browser. Check out www.soronlin.org.uk/geekquiz.html for an example. -- Richard Urwin
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