JavaScript Bible
Chapter One
In This Chapter
How JavaScript blends
with other Web-authoring
technologies
The history of JavaScript
What kinds of jobs you
should and should not
entrust to JavaScript
JavaScript's Role
in the World Wide
Web and Beyond
Many of the technologies that make the World Wide Web possible
have far exceeded their original goals. Envisioned at the
outset as a medium for publishing static text and image content
across a network, the Web is forever being probed, pushed, and
pulled by content authors. By taking for granted so much of the
"dirty work" of conveying the bits between server and client computers,
content developers and programmers dream of exploiting that
connection to generate new user experiences and practical applications.
It's not uncommon for a developer community to take ownership
of a technology and mold it to do new and exciting things. But
with so many Web technologies-especially browser programming
with JavaScript-being within reach of everyday folks, we have witnessed
an unprecedented explosion in turning the World Wide Web
from a bland publishing medium into a highly interactive, operating
system-agnostic authoring platform.
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