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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
By Mehmet Onatli
 If you've been browsing the web for long at all, you've probably encountered JavaScript errors. They turn up on many web pages, and can cause serious problems with your computer. If you're sick of dealing with these errors, here's a little more information about JavaScript and why it causes these problems.
JavaScript was developed by Netscape, and first released in 1995 along with Netscape 2.0. It's strongly associated with use one the web, and is meant to increase the interactivity of web pages. These formerly static pages were now able to use drop down menus, create pop up windows and mouse roll-overs, to validate information put into web forms and to display animated images.
JavaScript should not be confused with Java, as the former is a scripting language and the other is a largely unrelated programming language. A Java error is an entirely different problem.
These are just a few of the uses of JavaScript, and some of the most common. Unfortunately, while JavaScript is extremely useful, it can also be mis-coded by the person building the page, and errors |
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