World Wide Web

:For the world's first web browser, see WorldWideWeb.

Java and JavaScript

Another significant advance in the technology was Sun Microsystems' Java programming language. It initially enabled Web servers to embed small programs (called applets) directly into the information being served, and these applets would run on the end-user's computer, allowing faster and richer user interaction. Eventually, it came to be more widely used as a tool for generating complex server-side content as it is requested.

Related Topics:
Sun Microsystems' - Java programming language - Applet - Server-side

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JavaScript, however, is a scripting language that was developed for Web pages. The standardized version is ECMAScript. While its name is similar to Java, it was developed by Netscape and not Sun Microsystems, and it has almost nothing to do with Java. In conjunction with the Document Object Model, JavaScript has become a much more powerful language than its creators originally envisioned. Sometimes its usage is expressed under the term Dynamic HTML (DHTML), to emphasize a shift away from static HTML pages.

Related Topics:
JavaScript - Scripting language - ECMAScript - Netscape - Document Object Model - Dynamic HTML

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