[Cialug] JavaScript

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

Just curious, what CS class uses JavaScript? When i was taking CS 
classes at Drake a few years ago i don't think that was one of the 
languages taught. The program is constantly changing though; the intro 
class for me was taught in Pascal, but that switched to Java a couple 
years later. I don't know if it is still Java today; i would think a 
smaller and simpler language might be more appropriate for an intro 
level class.

On Monday 11 December 2006 06:03, Carl Olsen wrote:
>I'm starting to use JavaScript frequently, mostly in conjunction with
> Google Maps and PHP, but also in various other projects, and now I'm
> taking a Computer Science course that requires a lot of JavaScript
> programming.  Up to now, I've mostly used it to wire up buttons on my
> page so I can pass parameters to PHP functions using hidden HTML
> input tags (using the document.getElementById() method).  The
> environment I'm currently working in requires JavaScript, so the
> question of whether to use it or not is not relevant in my situation.
>  When I use PHP, I don't have to worry about what version the client
> is running.  The main things I think about from the client
> perspective is CSS and JavaScript.  I want to start learning more
> about JavaScript, but I find it confusing as to which version is
> going to work in the largest number of client browsers.  It seems
> like not all of the features work in every browser.  It also seems
> like the support for things like arrays is no where near as advanced
> as it is in languages like PHP, Java, or C#.  Does anyone know if
> there is a version of JavaScript that is currently a de facto
> standard?  What version are most people using?  I'm mainly looking
> for features like PHP has for manipulating arrays, like in_array()
> and thinks like that (last index of, etc.).
>
>
>
>Also, is anyone aware of a JavaScript user group, similar to the PHP
> user group?
>
>
>
>Carl Olsen
>
>Drake University

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