Javascript everywhere
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My presentation at JSFoo - JavaScript from business perspective: The success of any technology is in its usecase. Not in its technical merits. Programming languages are no exception to this rule. Thats why Javascript - an unassuming functional programming language has an unrelated name - Java & Script. In reality, the name "Java" & "Script" does not explain what Javascript is. Instead, it explains Javascripts usecases.
Javascript everywhere
- 1. JavaScript Everywhere Mani Doraisamy Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer OrangeScape
- 2. Problem searching solution! Problem: Relevant search Solution: Index the web
- 3. Solution searching problem! Problem: ? Solution: Real-time collaboration
- 4. What problem did Javascript solve? Run Anywhere!
- 5. What problem did Javascript solve? Manipulation! (Scripting)
- 6. Netscape Enterprise Server ? Not so fast!
- 7. Javascript trivia What is it's original name? How did SUN allow phony name? Why did Microsoft call it JScript? How are variables globally scoped? Object oriented or Functional?
- 8. An impossible makeover! When all hope was lost!
- 9. The final verdict! And the death bell!
- 10. Skillset commoditization The next popular market!
- 11. Revenge of the server-side node.JS - Evented I/O
- 12. Return of the Redmond giant Windows 8 on Javascript
- 13. Javascript Everywhere - Summary Usecase determines the success of the technology Javascript's usecase was "Java" & "Script" AJAX usecase made it more than a script Mobile made it an all pervasive client-side language node.JS improves on the V8 innovation Microsoft completes the client-side victory with Windows 8