Phone with Built-In Projector

[macdad-]

Crap 

[computeruler]

Your working on your grammar too?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Do you have Firefox, Computeruler?

[macdad-]

notice how Netscape hasnt been update in a while

[BC_Programmer]

notice how Netscape hasnt been update in a while

Umm- that would be because the newer versions of netscape owned by AOL just used to same engine as one of the other browsers (I think it was gecko) except much stupider interface.

Although we all can thank Netscape for Javascript. They REALLY should have just called it livescript like they were going to, but no- they had to capitalize on the success of Java and thus cause complete confusion for eternity.

[macdad-]

oh well AOL, is basically out of the ISP business since no one likes them anymore.

[computeruler]

Do you have Firefox, Computeruler?

Of course!

[macdad-]

i do have to thank Netscape for Java, if they didnt develop Java, then there wouldnt be a Runescape! 

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Don't bring Runescape into my topic! 

Though I have to admit, it was fun for a while....

[BC_Programmer]

i do have to thank Netscape for Java, if they didnt develop Java, then there wouldnt be a Runescape! 

no. they did NOT MAKE JAVA.

they made JAVASCRIPT.


TOTALLY DIFFERENT! Here, I'll explain

Sun Microsystems originally developed what is now called "Java" as a programming language for such things as coffee makers and other appliances, a easy way to reprogram these devices and so forth. It was originally called "Oak"- but at some point they realized that the language would work even better for web based applets. Anyway- it was all the rage for programming for a while- and Netscape was in the process of developing a scripting language for their browser. They were going to call it "LiveScript" but since they wanted to capitalize on the success of Java itself, they renamed it to JavaScript- even though it bears very little resemblance to Java (IE: not classes or OOP).

[macdad-]

ok thanks for another lesson BC. 

re-do:
"i do have to thank Sun Microsystems for Java, if it werent for them then there would be no Runescape!"

[computeruler]

So if I learned java I could make the things for coffee makers and firmware and stuff?

[macdad-]

i think that's how they got their idea on how to make it, Java is kinda the Web version of C, similar syntax.

[BC_Programmer]

i think that's how they got their idea on how to make it, Java is kinda the Web version of C, similar syntax.

do you want ANOTHER lesson?


It's actually a LOT closer to VB then it is to C or C++.

[macdad-]

not again! but from what wikipedia says:

Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture.

seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)