5 ms·
> JavaScript, as I recall, was the answer to Java being crashy and slow on 50 MHz processors. [citation needed] Having lived through that period of time, I do
by eqvinox 5y ago
> JavaScript, as I recall, was the answer to Java being crashy and slow on 50 MHz processors.
[citation needed]
Having lived through that period of time, I do not recall Java applets and JavaScript ever being considered to be in the same category / trying to solve similar problems.