Talk:JavaScript
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Spelling of JavaScript
Mozcerize, can we please avoid using "JavaScript" name? I know that's how it was originally called, but that adds to the Java vs. Javascript confusion, looks funny, and I was already using "Javascript" wherever possible, including a category name ;p --asqueella
- Ah, OK, I'm not bothered either way. Feel free to change it. --Mozcerize
- Changing a generally established name violates the principle of least surprize. Making it clear in the main article that JavaScript is not Java should be enough. —Fatalis 14:47, 25 Mar 2005 (PST)
Wording of article
I'm not a big fan of the rewording of this article: I think it is now harder for non-technical users to understand what JavaScript does. We should compromise somewhere between the under-technical and the over-technical. --Mozcerize 04:01, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)
- I think that in this case less technical would also mean less accurate. If you want to make it perceptible for commoners, add a dumbed down rephrase. Note that I plan on expanding this article. —Fatalis
- I would like to notice that we don't need an encyclopedic article here. Wikipedia's article is a great source for this kind information. This page should instead focus on what JavaScript means to end-users, for developers we can add a link to Development_resources#JavaScript.
- For users simpler, not technically accurate description is better -- users don't care about ECMAScript or it being prototype-based, most probably don't even understand what it means. --asqueella
Including JavaScript is not Java article
We should *not* merge these two articles. See here for reasons why. --Mozcerize 04:01, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)