The Answers are Java and Javascript. What are the Questions?

In this section of Untangling The Web you will learn about Java and Javascript - two very different programming languages that add powerful new capabilities to the web.

The first topic will tell you what Java is and will explain why there has been so much excitement about what is really just another programming. Is this just Silicon Valley hype - or is Java really something revolutionary? Then youíll take a look at why you might use Java and what you might use it for. There is a short list of Java of pros and cons to help you decide if you should use Java for your MIS applications. The next section explains Java and JavaScript is some detail. Be sure to review the annotated Nervous text applet. While it wonít turn you into a Java programmer, it will get you to understand in some detail, how a Java applet works.

In the part of this section on Javascript, be sure to take the time to work through the annotated examples. The first 3 examples are at the hypertext link * A few detailed examples. If you go through these basic examples carefully, you should be able to code some basic JavaScript scripts yourself. There is a final, fairly advanced example of JavaScript at hypertext link * One last example that illustrates a few advanced features of JavaScript. This example is also annotated in enough detail for you to be able to apply its sophisticated features to the JavaScript scripts that you write yourself.

This section of Untangling the Web then explains plugins and applets and shows you several ways to make web documents come alive. The section closes with a brief look at the future of Java, JavaScript, and other related software.

Like the section on Power Browsing, this section contains many hypertext links. Please take the time to explore them.

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