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Foil 24 Comparison of Java and JavaScript -- II

From Java Tutorial - Summer 1997 Part 1:Introduction to Java Language CEWES Tutorial, Classes SU/Jackson State -- July 22-25 and Fall 97. by Nancy J. McCracken,Geoffrey C. Fox


1 JavaScript: Integrated with HTML as embedded ascii but of course HTML looks rather irrelevant at times!
2 Java: Applets distinct from HTML but invoked from HTML Pages
3 JavaScript: do not declare variables' datatypes -- Loose typing
4 Java: MUST declare variables' datatypes -- Strong typing
5 JavaScript -- Dynamic Binding -- object references computed at runtime
6 Java -- Static Binding -- object references must exist at compile time
7 Java and JavaScript are secure and cannot write to disk
8 JavaScript has most user interface features of Java (such as buttons and frames), except not mouse interactions like "dragging".

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