JScript or JavaScript?

[crunnluadh]

What is the difference between JScript and JavaScript, other than JScript is a Microsoft implementation of the ECMA 262 language. Are there any key function or language differences? If you learn one does it lend easily to going to the other? Thanks to anyone who comments on this.

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[beetle]

I've seen some JScript only stuff while browsing MSDN, but it is usually so specific and remote of a task that it performs, I pay it no nevermind, and hence don't remember a one of them.

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[brothercake]

In a broad, hand-waving sense: there's no such thing as Javascript; it's a marketing term. ECMA script is what we all use; JScript is Microsoft's take on ECMA script with a load of proprietary stuff thrown in.

I'm of the opinion that stuff like ActiveX control is so far removed for the core standard that it shouldn't work inside "javascript" lanugage tags at all, but rather have its own language name; it would save a lot of sniffing ...

[crunnluadh]

I have and ActiveX DLL I'm trying to interact with. This DLL controls another application (a game more specific). I am able to use VBScript, JScript and JavaScript. I would rather use Javascript as there are more forums for it. However I do like that Microsoft has all the documentation for JScript from MSDN.

Do you know of any sites that specialize in Javascript from the aspect of ActiveX interaction and not Web related? Any sites that document the Javascript language or ECMA? How 'bout books?

Thank you all again for your responses.

[joh6nn]

JScript is JavaScript. Microsoft can't call it JavaScript, though, because of stupid issues involving pride and idiocy, but practically speaking, there's no difference between the two. it's not really an issue of finding a good javascript forum, but rather finding someone who has a lot of experience with microsoft's proprietary extensions to javascript. i have some, but not much. run it by us anyway, though, and lets see if we can help you out.

[crunnluadh]

Thank you all so much. I'm in the process of jotting down my psuedo code for the script. I hope to have some actual questions on my script in the next day. :D

Until then thanks again.

[Spookster]

Originally posted by joh6nn
JScript is JavaScript. Microsoft can't call it JavaScript, though, because of stupid issues involving pride and idiocy, but practically speaking, there's no difference between the two. it's not really an issue of finding a good javascript forum, but rather finding someone who has a lot of experience with microsoft's proprietary extensions to javascript. i have some, but not much. run it by us anyway, though, and lets see if we can help you out.

Well actually there is a lot of difference. Just look through the JScript references and guide:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/js56jsorijscript.asp


Javascript was originally developed by Netscape. Netscape originally named it Livescript (I believe). They had made it similar to Java as far as the syntax goes and since Sun and Netscape had a nice friendship going Netscape decided to rename it to Javascript.