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Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN

From Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN
Organization Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs
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Date 2013-03-10 01:02 +0100
Message-ID <m2sj44ruji.fsf@nntp.bednarz.nl> (permalink)

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John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> writes:

> Thomas's problem is that he refuses to suggest a simple name for the
> collection, set, or class of all those languages derived from Netscape's
> LiveScript. That's 'class' in the philosophy and maths sense; and
> LiveScript was subsequently renamed JavaScript.
>
> He thinks that 'javascript' is not a suitable class name because it
> might confuse beginners.

I don't think it might confuse beginners, and I never got the impression
that Thomas thinks that, either.

Personally I find it the term /javascript/i as vague and as ambiguous as
it can get; one can usually resolve it in context, in my case
'javascript' often equals 'DHTML' when talking to product owners, but
likely 'Rhino' or 'Spidermonkey' when talking to other developers (or
something entirely different.)

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Why is this returning NaN "Tony" <tony.johansson@inport.com> - 2013-02-26 11:54 +0100
  Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-02-26 12:09 +0100
  Re: Why is this returning NaN "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2013-02-26 13:45 +0200
    Re: Why is this returning NaN "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-01 00:45 -0300
      Re: Why is this returning NaN "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-01 01:13 -0300
        Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-01 12:48 +0100
      Re: Why is this returning NaN "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-03-01 10:06 +0100
      Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-01 12:46 +0100
        Re: Why is this returning NaN John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-01 14:19 +0000
        Re: Why is this returning NaN "Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)" <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-01 12:01 -0300
          Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-01 21:03 +0100
            Re: Why is this returning NaN "Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)" <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-01 18:25 -0300
              Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-01 22:35 +0100
                Re: Why is this returning NaN Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2013-03-01 20:31 -0800
                Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-02 12:49 +0100
                Re: Why is this returning NaN "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-03 12:32 -0300
                Re: Why is this returning NaN "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-03-03 18:03 +0100
                Re: Why is this returning NaN Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-03-03 10:16 -0700
                OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-03-03 20:35 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2013-03-03 21:43 +0200
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-03 19:45 +0000
                "javascript" (was: OT: "javascript") Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-03 21:09 +0100
                Re: "javascript" "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-03 23:19 -0300
                Re: "javascript" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-04 11:27 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-04 13:09 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-03-10 20:50 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-10 20:29 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-10 23:23 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-10 22:48 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-10 23:53 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-10 23:23 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-11 02:57 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-11 08:55 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-11 17:38 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-12 19:29 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-13 14:36 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-13 15:20 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-14 11:18 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-14 10:43 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-15 07:02 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-15 10:28 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-16 07:17 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-16 12:04 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-17 08:17 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-17 11:13 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-17 23:15 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-17 16:42 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-18 07:47 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-18 15:01 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-19 07:34 +1100
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-19 15:04 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-20 07:40 +1100
                Re: "javascript" Mike Duffy <Use.web.form@website_in_sig.com> - 2013-03-13 12:03 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-14 21:22 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Mike Duffy <Use.web.form@website_in_sig.com> - 2013-03-15 01:44 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-16 19:42 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Mike Duffy <Use.web.form@website_in_sig.com> - 2013-03-17 18:25 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-17 19:01 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2013-03-15 10:55 -0700
                Re: "javascript" John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-13 15:21 +0000
                Re: "javascript" (was: OT: "javascript") Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-04 13:07 +0000
                Re: "javascript" Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> - 2013-03-10 20:34 +0100
                Re: "javascript" Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-03-10 19:39 +0000
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-03 22:41 -0300
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-03-04 09:57 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-04 11:25 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-04 14:52 +0000
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2013-03-10 01:02 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-10 10:52 +0000
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2013-03-10 12:44 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-10 17:49 +0000
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2013-03-20 01:21 +0100
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN John G Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-20 15:25 +0000
                Re: OT: "javascript" was: Why is this returning NaN Eric Bednarz <bednarz@fahr-zur-hoelle.org> - 2013-03-30 01:28 +0100
  Re: Why is this returning NaN Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-02-26 12:00 +0000
    Re: Why is this returning NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-02-26 18:07 +0100
  Re: Why is this returning NaN Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2013-02-26 13:42 +0100
  Re: Why is this returning NaN Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-02-27 20:43 +0000
    Re: Why is this returning NaN "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-28 09:19 +0100

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