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Re: questions re Javascript

From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript, comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: questions re Javascript
Date	2015-09-03 20:01 -0400
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 9/2/2015 7:20 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes:
>> Javascript has nothing to do with Java except for having a similar
>> sounding name.
>
>    There are so many similiarities between the two languages,
>    that I can't name them all. For example, in both Java and
>    JavaScript,
>
> 2 + "x"
>
>    gives »"2x"«, while in many other languages it does not.
>    In both Java and JavaScript, the modulo operator »%« can be
>    used for doubles, while in many other languages, it cannot.
>    Both have »instanceof« with a similar meaning, while other
>    languages do not. In both languages »x == x« is false, when
>    x is NaN.

If these are the criteria then a lot of languages are like Java.

>    And today, JavaScript is part of Java (the JRE), so it is
>    actually wrapped together with Java, and today JavaScript
>    can finally be used /to script Java/ out of the box.

I don't think that Java being able to execute JavaScript
tell much about whether the two languages are close.

I can not see any reason why you could not embed a JavaScript
engine in COBOL runtime.

>                                                          The
>    promise of its name is thus fulfilled. And both come from
>    the same company that also owns the trademark for both names.

No.

SUN created Java.

NetScape created JavaScript.

NetSCape got permission from SUN to use the Java prefix.

Arne

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Re: questions re Javascript Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-09-03 20:01 -0400
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