March 28, 2005
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Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript is a simple, interpreted programming language with object-oriented capabilities. Although it has the word "Java" in its name, it is not particularly related to the Java programming language developed by Sun. It was actually created by Netscape for use on the client-side in their Navigator browser, and on the server-side in their Enterprise server products. Its popularity now resides mostly on the client-side and it offers dynamic website developers the ability to create interactivity without having to request additional pages from the server. In some ways, it can mimic some of Perl's functionality while functioning solely within the browser, and without the aid of a call to the web server. Also, note that like Perl, JavaScript is case-sensitive, so be careful and be consistent in the naming of your variables and functions. It's commonly used for such tasks as:
* Popup Windows
* HTML Form Interaction
* Image Swapping
* Browser Redirection
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