The Short History of JavaScript

JavaScript is a scripting language that enables the user to be interactive with the site.  So when the user tells the page to do something, JavaScript steps in to make sure it does what it is supposed to when it is supposed to.  And JavaScript allows the page to respond immediately without having to reload the page each time a task is performed.

JavaScript has really only been around for about 15 years.  It was a concept created by Brendan Eich of Netscape, with the original name of Mocha.  It was then renamed LiveScript when it was released for the Netscape Navigator 2.0 in September 1995.  In December of 1995,   Netscape joined with Sun Microsystems, in a co-marketing deal that came to the now well know JavaScript.     The change of name from LiveScript to JavaScript roughly coincided with Netscape adding support for Java technology into its web browser.

Many may get confused and think that JavaScript and Java are one in the same.  Though the two have some similar scripting language names and naming conventions, that is all the two have in common.  Both programming languages are very different from the other and have entirely different semantics.

So even though JavaScript is still in it’s “teens”,  so to say, it has quickly become one of the most popular scripting languages on the web.  And with the coalition of Ajax, JavaScript has grown even more in use and capabilities.

Add a comment September 30, 2010

Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness is defined by Wikipedia as , “a moral value considered to be a virtue. A trustworthy person is someone in whom you can place your trust and rest assured that the trust will not be betrayed.” 

It is sad to say, but it seems like this “virtue” of trustworthiness is something that gets harder to find each day.  It’s as if people don’t care anymore.  Back in the old days, everyone trusted everyone else, until you gave them a reason not to.  These days, it’s as if it’s just the opposite, nobody trusts anybody until they give you a reason to.  

So, I’m thinking, if a person can establish the reputation of being trustworthy, especially in the workplace it can really get them ahead in the game.  The more a boss or co-worker feels they can trust you the more responsibility and important projects you will establish.  Which will then in turn mean step by step you are making it up the ladder of success.  And to make it all better you will know that you did it the right way. You won’t have to be looking over your shoulder like some of these guys who lied their way to the top only to end up in prison.

Add a comment September 29, 2010