Java is publically available, but "java" and "java script" are 2 different things (or so I have been taught). Greg On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 05:01:09AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
