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He may mean JavaScript not Java. I get a lot of we newbies asking referring to Java when they mean JavaScript. Especially when in the context of web development
by bruce511 5y ago
He may mean JavaScript not Java. I get a lot of we newbies asking referring to Java when they mean JavaScript. Especially when in the context of web development.
For the parent: Java is completely different to JavaScript - the similarity is an accident of marketing and an original vision of the Web (in which most code was written in Java not JavaScript.)
- DonHopkins 5y agoOh it wasn't an accident of marketing, it was meant to fool and confuse people on purpose. Mission Accomplished.
- yummypaint 5y agoThis is a great example of the kinds of background info that become the price of impatience.