Javascript
Okay, every now and then I get to be embarrassed. Many years ago (probably around 2001), I looked into Javascript, and only saw that it was a toy language, inconsistent between browsers (there were only two back then) and not worth learning. (IIRC, I fell in love with Python shortly thereafter.)
In my defense, a) there were only two browsers back then :), and b) JS was quite inconsistent between them (and possibly still is). But I've spent a few hours recently looking at JS again, and I'm seeing that it *IS* a real language, every bit as much as Python. And with add-ons like Firebug that provide a debugger and great visibility to what's going on in the browser, and jsUnit to provide unit testing for JS code, it's a full-fledged programming environment.
And while at work, we've done quite a bit with JS that's centered on AJAX and UI, we've more recently put together some prototype stuff that's looking a lot more like a full fledged application, which looks quite interesting, and as I dive in, I may well get to be involved in that.
Yup, I'm thinking it's time to shed some of my JS misconceptions, and join in the fun!
In my defense, a) there were only two browsers back then :), and b) JS was quite inconsistent between them (and possibly still is). But I've spent a few hours recently looking at JS again, and I'm seeing that it *IS* a real language, every bit as much as Python. And with add-ons like Firebug that provide a debugger and great visibility to what's going on in the browser, and jsUnit to provide unit testing for JS code, it's a full-fledged programming environment.
And while at work, we've done quite a bit with JS that's centered on AJAX and UI, we've more recently put together some prototype stuff that's looking a lot more like a full fledged application, which looks quite interesting, and as I dive in, I may well get to be involved in that.
Yup, I'm thinking it's time to shed some of my JS misconceptions, and join in the fun!
posted by Dave at Saturday, September 13, 2008
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