• JavaScript is a powerful and easy to learn
• It introduces interactivity to the Web. It allows for the creation of Web pages which truly respond to user actions.
• JavaScript is a scripting language, Java is a full-blown programming language.
• JavaScript is typically written as part of an HTML document.
• Began as Netscape's LiveScript, Netscape and Sun struck at deal and it became JavaScript
• VB Script will only run in Internet Explorer
• JavaScript programs are portable among many different kinds of computers. Netscape and other Web browsers have JavaScript capabilities built in. It doesn't matter if you're running Netscape on a Mac or UNIX system, or Internet Explorer on a PC; the script will run, since your browser, not the server, interprets it.

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