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Scripting language introduced by the [[Netscape]] corporation in 1996 as '''JavaScript''', leeching onto the hype that surrounded [[Java]] at the time the language took its name from it but has no other connection with Java at all. EMCAScript is a loosely [[LISP]] inspired tool and despite its enormous popularity is considered one of the worst designed programming languages to ever escape into the wild and the only such horror story to gain any popularity since [[PEARL]]. The classic example of how little forethought was used when cobbling the language together is that despite being released just over three years before the 1999/2000 turnover the first versions of the language were not year 2000 ready, resulting in a few set-top Internet access boxes that used Netscape starting to have odd failures on some webpages in 2000 despite being less than 2 years old. | Scripting language introduced by the [[Netscape]] corporation in 1996 as '''JavaScript''', leeching onto the hype that surrounded [[Java]] at the time the language took its name from it but has no other connection with Java at all. EMCAScript is a loosely [[LISP]] inspired tool and despite its enormous popularity is considered one of the worst designed programming languages to ever escape into the wild and the only such horror story to gain any popularity since [[PEARL]]. The classic example of how little forethought was used when cobbling the language together is that despite being released just over three years before the 1999/2000 turnover the first versions of the language were not year 2000 ready, resulting in a few set-top Internet access boxes that used Netscape starting to have odd failures on some webpages in 2000 despite being less than 2 years old. | ||
It is possible to use EMCAScript as a tool to develop OS/2 desktop or even command-line applications, but due to the high number of problems with the current implementations you are advised not to do so unless compatibility with web based applications is a high priority. If you choose to use it it is recommended that you use an abstraction level like [[Microsoft Typescript]]. | |||
==A list of OS/2 implementations of EMCAScript== | ==A list of OS/2 implementations of EMCAScript== | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 23 December 2014
Scripting language introduced by the Netscape corporation in 1996 as JavaScript, leeching onto the hype that surrounded Java at the time the language took its name from it but has no other connection with Java at all. EMCAScript is a loosely LISP inspired tool and despite its enormous popularity is considered one of the worst designed programming languages to ever escape into the wild and the only such horror story to gain any popularity since PEARL. The classic example of how little forethought was used when cobbling the language together is that despite being released just over three years before the 1999/2000 turnover the first versions of the language were not year 2000 ready, resulting in a few set-top Internet access boxes that used Netscape starting to have odd failures on some webpages in 2000 despite being less than 2 years old.
It is possible to use EMCAScript as a tool to develop OS/2 desktop or even command-line applications, but due to the high number of problems with the current implementations you are advised not to do so unless compatibility with web based applications is a high priority. If you choose to use it it is recommended that you use an abstraction level like Microsoft Typescript.