language (Formerly "LiveScript")
Netscape's simple,
very vaguely related to
Java (which is a
Sun trademark).
currently runs in only three environments - as a
server-side
scripting language, as an embedded language in
JavaScript has a simplified
C-like
syntax and is tightly
useful for implementing enhanced
forms, simple web
JavaScript originated from
Netscape and, for a time, only
their products supported it.
Microsoft now supports a
work-alike called JScript. The resulting inconsistencies make
it difficult to write JavaScript that behaves the same in all
browsers. This could be attributed to the slow progress of
JavaScript through the standards bodies.
JavaScript runs "100x" slower than
C, as it is purely
interpreted (
Java runs "10x" slower than C code).
Netscape and allies say JavaScript is an "open standard" in
an effort to keep
Microsoft from monopolising web software
co-operated to enable
Java and JavaScript to exchange
messages and data.
in body).
(2003-04-28)