Introduction of JavaScript
In this article I have described the basics of JavaScript and the advantage of JavaScript.
JavaScript Overview
- JavaScript is an Object Oriented Language that allows to create an interactive Web Pages.
- JavaScript allows user entities, which are loaded into HTML form to be processed as required.
Netscape and JavaScript
- JavaScript is a scripting language (web site development environment created by NETSCAPE.
- Hence JavaScript works best with the NETSCAPE suite of client and server product .
- The default scripting language that Netscape communicator understand is JavaScript.
NOTE - The default scripting language of internet explorer is vb script. NETSCAPE Communicator does not support VB Script .
HTML does not provide any techniques for validating user entities, this makes it necessary to introduce client side JavaScript in HTML program.
Advantage of JavaScript
- JavaScript is an interpreted language, which requires no compilation step.
- No need any special or separated editor for program to be written, edited and compiled.
- Minimum syntax and easy to learn.
- Quick development .
- Designed for Programming events - OOP's concept.
- Easy debugging and testing.
- Platform independent and Architectural neutral.
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