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. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> JSMentors mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://jsmentors.com/mailman/listinfo/jsmentors_jsmentors.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> JSMentors mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://jsmentors.com/mailman/listinfo/jsmentors_jsmentors.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > JSMentors mailing list > [email protected] > http://jsmentors.com/mailman/listinfo/jsmentors_jsmentors.com > >
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