Web design terminology beginning with the letter J

Java

Of the numerous computer programming languages that have made there way into web site design and development, Java is one of the most prolific. A simplified version of C++, Java was developed to build cross-platform applications. As such they are perfectly suitable for being distributed in a networked environment.

Java Applet are particularly popular, as they allow the web developer to build some very advanced functionality into a web site and have he user interact with it.

Javascript

Other than the name, there is little similarity between Javascript and Java. Rather than a programming language, javascript is a scripting language, in much the same way that VB Script is.

Javascripts are used to add numerous interactive functions to web pages. Javascript can be utilised for a wide range of design activity from rollovers; to drop-down menus; to checking the contents of a submitted web form.