JAVA SCRIPT
JavaScript
is your friend
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Most Web pages that
claim interactivity really mean you can click on hyperlinks to go to new
pages. Even Web pages that have CGI Script behind them don't really seem
all that interactive: Fill out a form, hit the Submit button, and wait.
It's more like throwing bottles into an ocean and hoping for a meaningful
reply.
JavaScript has come along. With JavaScript, a Web page can really react
to what you're doing. Images can swap when you move a cursor over them,
form elements can influence each other on the fly, and calculations can be
made without having to resort to a CGI script. There's none of this
submit-and-wait stuff - everything happens on your Web page while you're
playing with it.
One of the best things about JavaScript is that you can do a great deal
with very little programming. You don't need a fancy computer, you don't
need any software other than a word processor and a Web browser, and you
don't need access to a web server; you can do all your work right on your
own computer.
Even though it's simple to work with, JavaScript is a complete
programming language, so as you learn more complicated JavaScript, you're
also learning the basics of computer programming. If you want to move on
to other programming languages, like Perl, C, C++, or Java, JavaScript is
a great introduction.
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