I've seen a lot of java script in forms as well; it is a good means of validating user input before it is shipped off to the host again. I don't think java script is necessarily so bad, I just wish some of the text-only browsers' developers would consider looking into supporting it. Java is publically available, isn't it? On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Dave Hunt wrote: > It's too bad there are no text-mode w3 browsers with some form of > JScript interpreter. The script is not just used to animate images. > I've encountered instances where it's used to pre-process user input on > forms. > > Not sure what my school is doing. When I was there, JavaScript > had > yet to be invented. Pascal was the "teaching language". If a Windows > user asks "how do I learn to program", I even suggest starting with > HTML and JavaScript. With IE or Navigator, you have a ready-made > programmiong environment. One can do all the basics in JavaScript: > pattern matching (yes, it's full 'regular expressions'), loops, if-else, > switch(), arrays, user-defined functions, etc, with > c-like syntax, but, without those pesky pointers:). In my employment > situation, I use JScript in some of my w3 content. > > > -Dave > > > On Wed, 2 Jan > 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > > Same here, cs101 is html and java script. > > Greg > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 10:12:49PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote: > > > None that I am personally aware of. Which really is too bad because colleges > > > are pushing the java script thing. > > > I don't know about the colleges in other places but around here they think > > > Java script is hot stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
