differences between these languages?

[Goldwingnut]

Java is a compiled language which creates stand-alone executable code.

Javascript is a scripting language. It runs in another program: web browsers.

Javascript just hijacked the Java portion of its name. Originally developed as a scripting language for Netscape. It appears to me that a lot of current Javascript won't run on Netscape. Apparently Bill & his henchmen added new things, Netscape didn't catch up.

Java was created by Sun Microsystems. You might want to go to their web page to learn about Java 2

[zskillz]

just so you know dave, there are numerous topics about this if various forums... i'm using a 28.8 right now, so I'm not gonna search through to find them, but I recommend that you do so.

I believe that JS is just ripping off sun and riding on their laurels with that name. it is (as far as I know) not related to java in anyway except by name.

I thought that Java2 was just the newer version of Java, but I'm not nearly as sure about this one. Usually, they just give newer versions newer version numbers, so there may be more difference between these two than i thought.

anway.. hope that helps a little

-Z

[radbasa]

actually JS is now officially called EcmaScript

[This message has been edited by radbasa (edited 07-07-2001).]

[dragonB]

Java 2 is actually Java version 1.2
Their is also 1.1, and 1.0
Most browsers support 1.1 fully, but not guranteed they support 1.2.
It is just an update to Java. The biggest difference from 1.2 to 1.1 is an updated way to do gui stuff called SWING.

Brian

[daveleau]

What are the differences between Java, Java2, and JavaScript?

I know that JS is for the web and has little to do with Java, if anything, but if this is the case, why is it called JavaScript?

Also, is Java2 an updated verion of the Java language?

Thanks
Dave

[zskillz]

swing rox *****, it's a **** shame it takes so long for browsers to start supporting this stuff, cause by the time that they do, there's already something better out that you have to learn

-Z