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Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine

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On 3/13/2012 4:05 AM, John G Harris wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 at 00:03:13, in comp.lang.javascript, Thomas
> 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>
>    <snip>
>> There is no "javascript", that is a common misconception.
>    <snip>
>
> Is there anyone else who agrees with Thomas ?
>

technically, one can argue that the "real" language in question is 
ECMAScript, which comes in several varieties:
JavaScript;
JScript;
ActionScript;
...


I also have my own scripting language, which sort of falls on the border 
between being an ECMAScript variant and an entirely different language 
(ECMAScript core, plus many AS3 features, absent most APIs, plus some 
features from Scheme, Self, C#, C++, ...).


in this sense, JavaScript can be be considered the case of ECMAScript which:
runs in a web-browser;
has lots more browser relevant APIs (DOM, AJAX, ...);
...


whereas a version which, say, for example:
runs in a 3D game engine;
generally looks more like AS3;
doesn't have DOM or AJAX or similar;
...

although maybe mostly conforming with ECMA-262, is a little 
harder-pressed to be called JavaScript (hence, using a different name 
for the language makes more sense).


but, whether or not JavaScript really exists, per-se (rather than being 
a common name for a common use-case of a given core language), could be 
considered a matter of debate.


or such...

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Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine R Hall <richkhall@gmail.com> - 2012-03-11 23:50 -0700
  Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-03-12 07:59 +0000
  Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-13 00:03 +0100
    Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-13 11:05 +0000
      Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-03-13 12:37 +0100
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-14 16:24 +0000
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-03-16 01:55 +0100
      Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-13 09:03 -0700
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 10:53 -0700
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-13 12:36 -0700
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 19:07 -0700
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-13 22:43 -0700
            Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 06:09 -0700
              Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-16 12:53 -0700
              Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 13:30 -0700
                Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-16 15:42 -0700
                Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 17:32 -0700
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-14 14:04 -0700
            Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2012-03-16 01:40 +0100
      Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-15 14:20 -0700
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-16 17:28 +0000
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-16 10:53 -0700
            Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-17 17:00 +0000
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-17 12:05 +0100
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-03-17 10:24 -0700
      Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-03-16 19:39 -0600
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-16 18:54 -0700
        Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-17 16:53 +0000
          Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-03-17 13:10 -0600
            Re: Javascript directly calling the Google App Engine John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-18 13:06 +0000

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