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That is funny. "Browser-dependent scripting language" isn't too bad for JavaScript. But "stand-alone program" for Java? That's kind of like calling English a "s
by benhoyt 18y ago
That is funny. "Browser-dependent scripting language" isn't too bad for JavaScript. But "stand-alone program" for Java? That's kind of like calling English a "stand-alone dictionary".
Sure, I'm a programmer. But why is it so easy for a journalist to get a definition this wrong? Wikipedia immediately tells one that "Java is a programming language" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)
- chiffonade 18y agoJournalists are paid to promote and spin, not to get things right.
- tlrobinson 18y agoNit pick: JavaScript certainly isn't browser dependent, that just happens to be where it originated and the vast majority of usage takes place.