IE8 has JScript 5.8 but Javascript 1.3.

JScript and Javascript is not the same thing.

2010/12/7 Acaz Souza Pereira <[email protected]>

> This is very confusing.
>
> If you see what version of javascript in:
>
> firefox 3.6: *1.8*
> opera 10: *2*
> IE 8: *1.3* (why this is 1.3? JScript version in IE8 is 5.8)
> chrome 8: 1.7
>
>
>
> 2010/12/7 David Flanagan <[email protected]>
>
> ECMAScript is the standard that defines the language commonly known as
>> JavaScript.  Version 3 has been stable for about a decade.  Version 1 is
>> very, very old.  Version 2 was just a minor bug release.  Version 4 was
>> never released. Version 5 is brand new and is being implemented currently.
>>  Firefox 4 seems likely to be the first browser that ships with an ES5
>> implementation.
>>
>> "JavaScript" is a name with trademark restrictions, or something, which is
>> why Microsoft calls their version "JScript".  Version numbers following
>> "JavaScript" are Mozilla-specific.
>>
>> All you really need to know is that all browsers have supported ES3 for
>> years and all will eventually support ES5.  I don't think IE9 will support
>> ES5, however, so we may have to wait for IE10 before we have a full set of
>> current browsers that support the language.
>>
>>    David Flanagan
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/07/2010 06:24 AM, Acaz Souza Pereira wrote:
>>
>>> I know that have ECMAScript 3th edition and 5th edition.
>>>
>>> But exist JavaScript 1.5 and 1.6, what the purpose of each?
>>>
>>> ECMAScript is all about language syntax? I don't understand.
>>>
>>> Thank you guys.
>>>
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