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I am sure you can accomplish those tasks, but at what cost ? You are competing with a full OO language designed for RAD?
They must be talking about using an engine like V8 which is written in C++ and basically is a VM like Java's JVM. Java can be tuned to be much faster, but V8 is pretty fast out of the box.
It's sort of like the Rhino Engine that converts Java to Javascript.
The cost is more abstraction, but I can see value because Javascript is very easy to learn.
They must be talking about using an engine like V8 which is written in C++ and basically is a VM like Java's JVM.
It's sort of like the Rhino Engine that converts Java to Javascript.
When talking about Server-side JavaScript, you're typically talking about NodeJS, which is based on v8. It's very similar to the Java VM and .net VM (CLR)... all of which are written in C or C++.
When talking about Server-side JavaScript, you're typically talking about NodeJS, which is based on v8. It's very similar to the Java VM and .net VM (CLR)... all of which are written in C or C++.
For what Node.js and V8 was intended to do it does it well. I guess it all depends on what the web-application is doing...
If all you are doing is returning pure data like a firehose, Node likely will be a good option. If you are doing things like security beyond a very basic model, multi tenancy, batch processing, business logic etc. It may not be the best.
It's also really fast, compared to really old, but still prevalent, technologies such as PHP.
Absolutely, I never really liked PHP.
I have a hard time seeing Javascript beating JEE or .NET however, when truly tuned and scaled. Also I like the fact that Java or .NET can apply to other technologies besides web-development... but that is another topic .
I have a hard time seeing Javascript beating JEE or .NET however, when truly tuned and scaled. Also I like the fact that Java or .NET can apply to other technologies besides web-development... but that is another topic .
To be fair, JavaScript isn't limited to web-development. It's limited to network applications, yes (at least for now). The entire backend of the Instagram mobile apps are built in JavaScript.
In growth, JavaScript is beating Java and .Net... but that's because it's in its early stages. Only time will tell.
It is at time like this a quote from my college stat professor comes to mind.
The quote of course is "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing"
If one only knows JavaScript, then I suppose JavaScript is the most wonderful thing in the world.
When i talk to real Java programmers, they say Java is the most wonderful thing in the world....
Just for amusement:
<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- var age
var name;
//-->
</script>
Option Explicit
Dim iAge as Integer
Public sName as string
People that are pleading the case of JavaScript here, seem to think that a scripting language can compete with an OO language.
JSP, ASP and PHP, - PHP uses a scripting language on the server side. `PHP is used by start-ups because it's cheaper to get stated, once the business is established, PHP becomes a pain and needs to be moved to either JSP or ASP.
JavaScript is used in web development on the browser side, since all browsers recognize JavaScript, you can enhance the GUI with fun perks for the user. Often it is used to prevent from making the round trip back to the server (this cost memory and performance). Safe coding standards do not recommend using JavaScript for data transfer. Enforcement of business rules through JavaScript is deemed safe for controlled environments (such as company's intranet site to which only the employees have access to). I would not enforce business rules with JavaScript on major public facing websites. This is an invitation for hackers.
The flavor of JavaScript that is popular right now on ASP side of things is JQuery. jQuery UI Demos | jQuery UI, this is what we use JavaScript to do, enhance the GUI, that is it.
I needed to enforce a business rule, Basically 2-3 drop downs, you select from one and choice that populates the one below. Dynamic cascading drop downs that populate from the DB.
I asked my coworkers if they thought I should use JavaScript for this, every-one agreed that since it populates from the DB, have to use server side coding, that's when the page posts backs reloading the whole 9 yards...
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