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Foil 14 Comparison of Java and JavaScript -- I

From CRPC Lectures on Java Language Applets Graphics CRPC Annual Meeting Tutorial -- May 14,1996. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Netscape renames Livescript as Javascript and this is an interesting variant of Java which is fully interpreted -- use for overall customization of client
Use Java for detailed programming and JavaScript for overall integration of client interface and system
JavaScript: Interpreted by client and NOT compiled
Java: Compiled on Server before execution on client
  • Note both are reasonably "pure" C/C++ like languages and do NOT have useful sh/awk text and system enhancements of Perl(5)
JavaScript: Object based -- no classes or inheritance -- built in extensible objects
Java: Object-oriented. Programs consist of object classes with inheritance

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