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On 3/16/2016 10:14 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
>> Despite the similarity of names, Java and Javascript are entirely
>> different languages and have nothing to do with one another.
>
>    When Brendan Eich designed JavaScript, he was told by his
>    superiors that the language must »look like Java«.
>
>    Every instance of Java SE contains a JavaScript interpreter,
>    this means, Java can be scripted with JavaScript.
>
>    Java and JavaScript are trademarks both owned by the same
>    company.
>
>    This is a valid Java statement in Java SE:
>
> if( "x" instanceof String )Math.exp( 2 );
>
>    This is a valid JavaScript statement in Firefox:
>
> if( "x" instanceof String )Math.exp( 2 );
>
>    What is the meaning of »x has nothing to do with y«?
>
Would you agree with me that posts about JavaScript are off-topic in 
this newsgroup?

That's all I was trying to say. Many people mix the two up, particularly 
if they have never written code in either language. I assume the OP has 
made the same mistake and was trying to tell him so.

How would you have said it?


-- 
Rhino

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