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As a website user what's the benefit to me? Why would I invest time and effort in learning a new language just so I can play with the emaciated relative of jav
by streety 18y ago
As a website user what's the benefit to me? Why would I invest time and effort in learning a new language just so I can play with the emaciated relative of javascript?
I can envision situations where additional functionality could be created by site developers but it would be as accessible to greasemonkey scripts as it would be to a language built on top of javascript.
What specific situations do you think this would be useful?
- Tichy 18y agoNot so keen on the new language myself - OK then, maybe a Javascript emulator in Javascript is called for. The benefit: the same benefit that other open source software has. If I am unsatisfied with a particular behaviour of the application, I can change it. Of course people could just use Greasemonkey, but I think if a web site endorses the thing, it might reach more users. Greasemonkey also requires the installation of a plugin, which severely limits it's usability. Also, perhaps one could offer better features for discovering scripts and judging their safety than what is currently on offer with Greasemonkey.
- streety 18y agoYou are right there would be advantages for anyone using a browser that is locked down. I guess it has been too long since I was in that position.
- Tichy 18y agoMeanwhile I realised that probably one could just overload all offending objects (like XMLHttpRequest), JavaScript being a dynamic language. Another target audience would be the mobile phone browsers, don't think they are enabled for plugins yet.