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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript | ||
** <B>QUOTE:</B> '''JavaScript''' is a [[prototype-based]] [[scripting language]] that is [[dynamic language|dynamic]], [[weak typing|weakly typed]] and has [[first-class functions]]. It is a [[multi-paradigm]] language, supporting [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]],<ref name="ECMA-262">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-262.pdf | title= ECMAScript Language Specification }}</ref> [[imperative programming|imperative]], and [[functional programming|functional]]<ref name="jsfunc">{{cite video |people= [[Douglas Crockford]] |date= |title= Douglas Crockford on Functional JavaScript |url= http://www.blinkx.com/video/douglas-crockford-on-functional-javascript/xscZz8XhfuNQ_aaVuyUB2A |format= flv |medium= Tech talk |publisher=[[blinkx]] |time= 2:49 |quote=[JavaScript] is also coincidentally the world's most popular functional programming language. JavaScript is and has always been, at least since [version] 1.2, a functional programming language.}}</ref><ref>[http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html The Little JavaScripter] shows the relationship with Scheme in more detail.</ref> programming styles. <P> JavaScript was formalized in the [[ECMAScript]] language standard and is primarily used in the form of [[client-side JavaScript]], implemented as part of a [[Web browser]] in order to provide enhanced [[user interface]]s and dynamic [[website]]s. This enables [[Computer programming|programmatic]] access to computational objects within a host environment. <P> JavaScript's use in [[Application software|applications]] outside Web pages | ** <B>QUOTE:</B> '''JavaScript''' is a [[prototype-based]] [[scripting language]] that is [[dynamic language|dynamic]], [[weak typing|weakly typed]] and has [[first-class functions]]. It is a [[multi-paradigm]] language, supporting [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]],<ref name="ECMA-262">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-262.pdf | title= ECMAScript Language Specification }}</ref> [[imperative programming|imperative]], and [[functional programming|functional]]<ref name="jsfunc">{{cite video |people= [[Douglas Crockford]] |date= |title= Douglas Crockford on Functional JavaScript |url= http://www.blinkx.com/video/douglas-crockford-on-functional-javascript/xscZz8XhfuNQ_aaVuyUB2A |format= flv |medium= Tech talk |publisher=[[blinkx]] |time= 2:49 |quote=[JavaScript] is also coincidentally the world's most popular functional programming language. JavaScript is and has always been, at least since [version] 1.2, a functional programming language.}}</ref><ref>[http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html The Little JavaScripter] shows the relationship with Scheme in more detail.</ref> programming styles. <P> JavaScript was formalized in the [[ECMAScript]] language standard and is primarily used in the form of [[client-side JavaScript]], implemented as part of a [[Web browser]] in order to provide enhanced [[user interface]]s and dynamic [[website]]s. This enables [[Computer programming|programmatic]] access to computational objects within a host environment. <P> JavaScript's use in [[Application software|applications]] outside Web pages — for example in [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] documents, [[site-specific browser]]s, and [[desktop widget]]s — is also significant. Newer and faster JavaScript [[Virtual machine|VMs]] and frameworks built upon them (notably [[Node.js]]) have also increased the popularity of JavaScript for server-side web applications. <P> JavaScript uses syntax influenced by that of [[C (programming language)|C]]. JavaScript copies many names and naming conventions from [[Java (programming language)|Java]], but the two languages are otherwise unrelated and have very different semantics. The key design principles within JavaScript are taken from the [[Self (programming language)|Self]] and [[Scheme (programming language)|Scheme]] programming languages. | ||
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See: Dynamic Programming Language, Weakly Typed Programming Language, Prototype-based Programming Language, Browser-Side Program, jQuery Framework, AJAX Framework.
References
2011
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
- QUOTE: JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented,[1] imperative, and functional[2][3] programming styles.
JavaScript was formalized in the ECMAScript language standard and is primarily used in the form of client-side JavaScript, implemented as part of a Web browser in order to provide enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites. This enables programmatic access to computational objects within a host environment.
JavaScript's use in applications outside Web pages — for example in PDF documents, site-specific browsers, and desktop widgets — is also significant. Newer and faster JavaScript VMs and frameworks built upon them (notably Node.js) have also increased the popularity of JavaScript for server-side web applications.
JavaScript uses syntax influenced by that of C. JavaScript copies many names and naming conventions from Java, but the two languages are otherwise unrelated and have very different semantics. The key design principles within JavaScript are taken from the Self and Scheme programming languages.
- QUOTE: JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented,[1] imperative, and functional[2][3] programming styles.
- ↑ "ECMAScript Language Specification". http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-262.pdf.
- ↑ Template:Cite video
- ↑ The Little JavaScripter shows the relationship with Scheme in more detail.