Mark Knecht schreef:
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> What's 'javascript' and how do I make this work?
JavaScript
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JavaScript is an object-based scripting programming language based on
the concept of prototypes. The language is best known for its use in
websites, but is also used to enable scripting access to objects
embedded in other applications. It was originally developed by Brendan
Eich of Netscape Communications Corporation under the name Mocha, then
LiveScript, and finally renamed to JavaScript. Like Java, JavaScript has
a C-like syntax, but it has far more in common with the Self programming
language than with Java.
Java
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The term Java can refer to:
In computer science:
* Java, a technology developed by Sun Microsystems for
machine-independent software, which encompasses:
o Java programming language, an object-oriented high-level
programming language
o Java virtual machine, the virtual machine that runs Java
byte code
o Java platform, the Java virtual machine plus API specifications
+ Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, targets desktop
environment
+ Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, targets server
environment
+ Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, targets embedded
consumer products
* JavaScript, a scripting language syntacticly similar to, but
semanticly different from, the Java programming language
John Blinka already told you how to enable JavaScript (and Java, if you
want) in your (Mozilla/Gecko-based) browser.
HTH,
Holly
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