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Posted by Michael Winter on 01/25/06 00:00
On 24/01/2006 21:22, John Salerno wrote:
> Pardon my ignorance, but whenever I think of JavaScript I can't help
> but think of it as being something that's old and slowing going out
> of style. Is this unfounded?
Yes.
> Is JS still the main scripting language used in web pages, or are
> others preferred?
ECMAScript derivatives, like JavaScript and JScript, are the only
client-side scripting languages commonly implemented (though not
universally and can be disabled). IE also implements VBScript, but that
fact is best left forgotten.
> I know PHP and/or ASP.NET is popular, but do they do the same things?
They are primarily used to process HTTP requests (PHP can also be used
for other things), so no, they don't.
[snip]
Mike
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