Is Javascript bad? Is W3 validation important, or just cross-browser compatibility is?

[Scott Elcomb]

On 7/20/06, Ivan Avery Frey <ivan.frey-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Scott Elcomb wrote:
> > On 7/18/06, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > [...]
> >> The funny part is that JavaScript bears no material relationship to
> >> Java; they are totally different sorts of languages, beyond the vague
> >> similarity that code in both languages has some aspects of syntax that
> >> might remind one of C...
> >
> > Also very similar to Perl.  Close enough that I'm tinkering with the
> > idea of writing a JIT perl->js translator/interpreter in/with/for
> > Atomic OS - hopefully with the help of a Perl Foundation grant.
[...]
>
> Are you familiar with the Perl 6 development and Parrot?

Familiar, but not overly so - I think I've got the basics down anyway.

In the long-term, and if browsers don't include Parrot (or compatable
VM; Mozilla seems to have at least thought about it), that might be
the direction to go.  For now though, a small JIT converter would be
much easier to get working.

If Atomic Perl (working name) pulls the trick off for a few months and
intrigues perl developers, then maybe (hopefully even!) they'd be
willing to help out on a Perl 6 VM for Atomic OS.

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Scott Elcomb
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