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=== Standards ===
=== Standards ===


* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm Standard ECMA-262 ECMAScript Language Specification], 3rd edition (December 1999)
* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm ECMA-262 ECMAScript Language Specification] 3rd edition (E262-3) (December 1999)
 
* [http://www.mozilla.org/js/language/E262-3.pdf E262-3] at Mozilla.org


* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-357.htm Standard ECMA-357], ECMAScript for XML (E4X) Specification, 2nd edition (December 2005)
* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-357.htm Standard ECMA-357], ECMAScript for XML (E4X) Specification, 2nd edition (December 2005)
** This is a new standard that isn't very much implemented yet.
** This is a new standard that isn't very much implemented yet.
* ECMAScript 4, the specification for JavaScript 2.0 and (most of) ActionScript 3 was still in preparation in April 2008. (Consult [http://www.ecmascript.org/index.php ecmascript.org] for news)
=== Overviews ===
* [http://www.ecmascript.org/es4/spec/overview.pdf language overview whitepaper] (oct 2007)


=== Tutorials ===
=== Tutorials ===
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* [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2007/11/28/introducing-e4x.html Introducing E4X] (by Kurt Cagle, xml.com, nov 2007)
* [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2007/11/28/introducing-e4x.html Introducing E4X] (by Kurt Cagle, xml.com, nov 2007)
== Other links ==
* [http://www.ecmascript.org/ http://www.ecmascript.org/]


[[Category: Technologies]]
[[Category: Technologies]]

Revision as of 15:02, 14 April 2008

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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 12:49, 22 May 2007 (MEST)).

Related entries: JavaScript links, AJAX, SVG, XHTML, Sharable Content Object Reference Model, ....

Short history

See the Wikipedia article for the moment ...

References

Standards

  • Standard ECMA-357, ECMAScript for XML (E4X) Specification, 2nd edition (December 2005)
    • This is a new standard that isn't very much implemented yet.
  • ECMAScript 4, the specification for JavaScript 2.0 and (most of) ActionScript 3 was still in preparation in April 2008. (Consult ecmascript.org for news)

Overviews

Tutorials

E4X

  • Fremantle, Paul and Anthony Elder (1005). AJAX and scripting Web services with E4X, Part 1, IBM Works, HTML

Other links