Re: Prefered Coding Language!

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From: Evertjan. (exjxw.hannivoort_at_interxnl.net)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: 24 Sep 2004 13:54:08 GMT

Bob Barrows [MVP] wrote on 24 sep 2004 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.db:
> I've been wondering the same thing. Are Evertjan and Jeff saying that
> ASP ignores the Javascript specification and forces Jscript to be used
> instead?

Yes, ASP [and IE] use, IMHO,
a subset/superset of javascript called jscript.

Some parts of the implementation are jscript only,
others are lacking, I am told.

I cannot give examples from my own experience immediately.

;-{

===========

The latest versions of JavaScript and JScript are compliant with the
European Computer Manufacturing Association's ECMAScript Language
Specification (ECMA-262 standard, for short). Note that the name for this
ECMA-262 language is ECMAScript. However, Netscape will continue to use
the name, JavaScript and, likewise, Microsoft will continue to use the
name, JScript. It is important to understand that the ECMA-262 standards
sets minimum compatibility requirements. You should expect current and
future versions of both JavaScript and JScript to also contain additional
proprietary features, beyond the minimum requirements, designed to woo
the developer to favor one language over the other. Fortunately, both
Microsoft and Netscape have promised to submit new features to ECMA for
inclusion in the evolving ECMA-262 standard.

<http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/ecmascript/
quickref/javascript_intro.html>

[before the Netscape demize?] 

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress,
but let us keep the discussions in the newsgroup)

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