Part 1 - What is JavaScript?
Overview
- Not Java (transportable code running on "virtual machines")
- Started as LiveScript in Netscape Navigator
- Name changed to JavaScript in 1995
Features
- Combined directly with HTML code
- Simple (relatively) language structure
- Interpreter built into Web browser
Availability
- Netscape Navigator 2 and higher
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Different features in different browsers
Next: Using JavaScript in Web Pages