On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Black, Nathan wrote: > JavaScript is Microsoft's concoction of what they felt Java should be > like.
(Totally off-topic at this point, but what the heck... :) JavaScript (now (being?) standardized as ECMAScript) was originally called "LiveScript", and was developed by Netscape as a client-side scripting language for web pages. When Netscape and Sun noticed how similar LiveScript and Java-the-language were, they decided to turn it into a feature. I think C# might be accurately called "what Microsoft felt Java should be like", but I don't speak for Microsoft. :) > JavaScript has just about the same issues as VBscript, and doesn't > really have a sandbox. Hmmmm. Well, it does in Mozilla. I'm not familiar enough with MSIE's implementation to say for sure, but I'll take your word for it. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
