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{{quotation | ECMAScript is a scripting programming language, standardized by Ecma International in the ECMA-262 specification. The language is widely used on the web, and is often referred to as JavaScript or JScript, after the two primary implementations of the specification.}} (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript Wikipedia]), retrieved 12: | {{quotation | ECMAScript is a scripting programming language, standardized by Ecma International in the ECMA-262 specification. The language is widely used on the web, and is often referred to as JavaScript or JScript, after the two primary implementations of the specification.}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript Wikipedia]), retrieved 12:41, 22 May 2007 (MEST)). | ||
== Short history == | == Short history == | ||
See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript Wikipedia] article for the moment ... | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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=== Tutorials === | === Tutorials === | ||
=== E4X == | === E4X === | ||
* Fremantle, Paul and Anthony Elder (1005). AJAX and scripting Web services with E4X, Part 1, IBM Works, [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-ajax1/ HTML] | * Fremantle, Paul and Anthony Elder (1005). AJAX and scripting Web services with E4X, Part 1, IBM Works, [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-ajax1/ HTML] | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 22 May 2007
Definition
“ECMAScript is a scripting programming language, standardized by Ecma International in the ECMA-262 specification. The language is widely used on the web, and is often referred to as JavaScript or JScript, after the two primary implementations of the specification.” (Wikipedia), retrieved 12:41, 22 May 2007 (MEST)).
Short history
See the Wikipedia article for the moment ...
References
Standards
- Standard ECMA-262 ECMAScript Language Specification, 3rd edition (December 1999)
- Standard ECMA-357, ECMAScript for XML (E4X) Specification, 2nd edition (December 2005)
- This is a new standard that isn't very much implemented yet.
Tutorials
E4X
- Fremantle, Paul and Anthony Elder (1005). AJAX and scripting Web services with E4X, Part 1, IBM Works, HTML
- E4X Tutorial, W3Schools.