Chapter Eleven. The Global Computer

Ingredients:

Javascript
Java

For some dinners no meal is complete without a good cup of coffee. Coffee can be instant or ground and percolated slowly. The more effort that goes into the making, the better the taste.

Table 11-1 Sources of Additional Information on Java

Location Description

http://java.sun.com/doc/
language_environment/ A white paper written by the Java developers summarizing the features and motivation behind the Java language.

http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/
~rfmpwww/wag/slides/javabl/
presentation/index.html A set of slides summarizing features of Java and the HotJava browser.

http://www.connect.hawaii.com/hc/
webmasters/books/index.java.html Reviews of recent books on Java.

http://java.sun.com/doc/tutorial.html Java tutorial from Sun Microsystems Inc.

http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/
javatutorial.html Another very good tutorial, but still under development at the time of writing.

http://www.yahoo.com/
Computers_and_Internet/
Programming_Languages/Java/
Guides__Tutorials_-and_Documentation/ Entry point to Java from Yahoo.

http://java.sun.com/doc/general.html Entry point to a wide variety of Java information.

http://www.well.com/user/yimmit/
hworld.html Examples of Java applets.

Table 11-2 Java Libraries

Location Description

http://java.sun.com/products/JDK/ The Java Developer's Kit (JDK) from Sun Microsystems Inc.

http://www.jars.com/ Starting point for locating useful applets.

http://the-inter.net/www/
future21/java/applets.html Applets that can be simply used to enhance the appearance and usability of Web pages.

Table 11-3 Comparison of Java and JavaScript

Java JavaScript

Compiled on server. Interpreted on client.

Complex but powerful. Simple but limited.

Run-time support by several Web browsers. Run-time support limited.

Full-blown object-oriented language. Uses built-in extensible objects, but no classes or hierarchies.

Strong typing. Weak typing.

Table 11-4 Sources of Additional Information on JavaScript

Location Description

http://www.yahoo.com/
Computers_and_Internet/
Programming_Languages/JavaScript/ The Yahoo starting point for more information on JavaScript.

http://intergalactinet.com/javascript/ Excellent staring point for FAQs, tutorials, example scripts, and books.

http://home.netscape.com/eng/
mozilla/Gold/handbook/javascript/index.html Netscape's introduction to JavaScript basics.

Location	Description
http://java.sun.com/doc/ language_environment/	A white paper written by the Java developers summarizing the features and motivation behind the Java language.
http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/ ~rfmpwww/wag/slides/javabl/ presentation/index.html	A set of slides summarizing features of Java and the HotJava browser.
http://www.connect.hawaii.com/hc/ webmasters/books/index.java.html	Reviews of recent books on Java.
http://java.sun.com/doc/tutorial.html	Java tutorial from Sun Microsystems Inc.
http://sunsite.unc.edu/javafaq/ javatutorial.html	Another very good tutorial, but still under development at the time of writing.
http://www.yahoo.com/ Computers_and_Internet/ Programming_Languages/Java/ Guides__Tutorials_-and_Documentation/	Entry point to Java from Yahoo.
http://java.sun.com/doc/general.html	Entry point to a wide variety of Java information.
http://www.well.com/user/yimmit/ hworld.html	Examples of Java applets.

Location	Description
http://java.sun.com/products/JDK/	The Java Developer's Kit (JDK) from Sun Microsystems Inc.
http://www.jars.com/	Starting point for locating useful applets.
http://the-inter.net/www/ future21/java/applets.html	Applets that can be simply used to enhance the appearance and usability of Web pages.

Java	JavaScript
Compiled on server.	Interpreted on client.
Complex but powerful.	Simple but limited.
Run-time support by several Web browsers.	Run-time support limited.
Full-blown object-oriented language.	Uses built-in extensible objects, but no classes or hierarchies.
Strong typing.	Weak typing.

Location	Description
http://www.yahoo.com/ Computers_and_Internet/ Programming_Languages/JavaScript/	The Yahoo starting point for more information on JavaScript.
http://intergalactinet.com/javascript/	Excellent staring point for FAQs, tutorials, example scripts, and books.
http://home.netscape.com/eng/ mozilla/Gold/handbook/javascript/index.html	Netscape's introduction to JavaScript basics.