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Posted by BEDGE [send private reply] at August 11, 2001, 03:16:46 PM
has javascript changed much since it was released 6 years ago and is it the best language for web page interactivity or is there better ones like DHTML and co.
Posted by taubz [send private reply] at August 11, 2001, 06:24:24 PM
I believe DHTML is the abstract concept of dynamic... HTML. It's driven by CSS and JavaScript (or another scripting language). AFAIK, JavaScript is the only scripting language supported by Netscape, so I would consider it the only option.
It hasn't changed in a long long long time. And considering the version is 1.1 or 1.2, it hasn't changed much since it was created - just extended. - taubz
Posted by gian [send private reply] at August 12, 2001, 12:04:24 AM
There are some differences between MS's "jscript" and true-blue javascript.
Posted by grandsnafu [send private reply] at August 12, 2001, 04:13:44 PM
Javascript can be annoying though, so a lot of people surf with it turned off. DHTML doesn't have the same capabilities as javascript, such as making windows pop up everytime you click a button, and rollovers and such things. That's my limited knowledge on the subject.
Posted by sphinX [send private reply] at August 14, 2001, 01:28:41 AM
Um...DHTML is not a language. DHTML is a *model* consisting of objects and layers that are manipulated by JavaScript (or VBScript..eww). So, in fact, DHTML *is* JavaScript in a roundabout sort of a narrow-minded way :-)
Posted by gian [send private reply] at August 15, 2001, 11:06:47 PM
Correct.
Posted by BEDGE [send private reply] at August 16, 2001, 03:41:01 PM
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE
Posted by sphinX [send private reply] at August 16, 2001, 05:05:32 PM
i take it you're being sarcastic. well, if you took the time to actually read our posts you would see that we did in fact answer your question. DHTML is *is* not some new language for webpage interactivity. So what we basically told you was DHTML *is* JavaScript and that there is nothing better for simple interactivity. If you're looking to make complex database driven sites, or need to do something more than making pretty layers appear all over the place, then look into a server side scripting language, such as PHP (www.php.net). I know there'll probably be the common "use Java!" or "use Python!" response, but since I've used neither of those much, PHP is what I'd recommend.
Posted by lordaerom [send private reply] at August 16, 2001, 05:36:20 PM
Python might be OK.
Python is nifty, it seems. But yeah, use Java! Or why not learn all three, then you can see why PHP isn't so fun =]
Posted by gian [send private reply] at August 16, 2001, 05:54:50 PM
PHP is good... it's different from java, lets leave it at that.
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