But Will... JS is client-side, and CF is server-side...
The whole universe could convert to CF (and I'd probably be out of a job!) and we'd still need JS or something like it (unless, with the mass conversion, MM created a CF-based browser that could use CF client-side too). JS is a C++ or Java-like client side language for interacting with the DOM (Document Object Model) on the client-side. The DOM is a particular way of looking at browser-based documents, and recognizes all the HTML elements and a few other widgets and gizmos (like the Window object or the Alert object, or the Opener reference) as "objects" that comprise "documents" that comprise the contents of "windows" within a "navigator" object (although the navigator may be pasee by now). With JavaScript, you can create functions, and even instantiate objects... you can use the event attributes of some objects (like the onClick method of a link or a button) to trigger those functions. Once you get a handle on some objects and their methods and properties, writing complex client-side code for anything from dynamic HTML to complex form validation, is really not that terribly hard. It's just a matter of learning some best-practices and the syntax of the language. I'd HIGHLY recommend the JavaScript Bible by Goodman & Morrison, and I'd recommend that you do the examples. It's one of the few such books that makes both an excellent tutorial AND reference resource. Laterz, J On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:47:44 -0400, Will Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Flash != RIA, and RIA != Flash. Flash does happen to be one of the > >more common means of building RIAs, but it's not the only one. I > >don't really have any good JS howtos to point you at. I'm always a > >fan of books for hard-core concept learning, so I'd check out your > >local book store. > > > > This is all interesting. Thanks! > > As for javascript, my first programming experience has been with CF. It's a > good/bad thing because now anything I come in contact with other than CF > seems to pale in comparison w/learning curves. Especially JS! I wish everyone > would convert over to cf and I'd be much happier! lol! > > Thanks, > > Will > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200118 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
