| Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians |
Java, created by Sun Microsystems, allows Web authors to place into documents small programs, or applets, that can perform different tasks. As with HTML, Java is designed hardware independent so its applications can run on a variety of CPUs and operating systems. Applications written in Java can be transported across the Internet. JavaScript, created by Netscape, extends the programmatic capabilities of Java to a wide range of authors and is being touted as easily used by anyone who can compose HTML. While Java is used by programmers to create new objects and applets, JavaScript is designed for use by HTML page authors and Web developers to script objects running on either the client or the server. JavaScript is not based on Java. For More Information:
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