Posted by Mark Parnell on 01/24/06 23:53

Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, John Salerno
<johnjsal@NOSPAMgmail.com> declared in alt.html:

> 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?

Well, old depends on your definition. Going out of style is probably a
matter of opinion - it's the most common (and best supported)
client-side scripting language; though as with any client-side scripting
you need to make sure your site still functions without it.

> Is JS still the main scripting language used
> in web pages, or are others preferred?

See above.

> I know PHP and/or ASP.NET is
> popular, but do they do the same things?

No. PHP and ASP are server-side. This means that they are processed on
the server, and the user just sees the end result.

> Thanks, and sorry that my question isn't exactly HTML-centric, but I
> figured since I'm learning HTML/CSS right now, I only want to ask this
> question in a group that focuses on those languages, and not a
> full-blown scripting group, which would be over my head.

That's fine - as the FAQ says, anything web-related is on topic here.

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