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| customize, and automate the facilities of an existing system. In such systems, useful functionality is already available through a user [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interface|interface]], and the scripting language is a mechanism for exposing that functionality to program control. In this way, the existing system is said to provide a host environment of objects and facilities, which completes the capabilities of the scripting language. A scripting language is intended for use by both professional and nonprofessional programmers.// | customize, and automate the facilities of an existing system. In such systems, useful functionality is already available through a user [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interface|interface]], and the scripting language is a mechanism for exposing that functionality to program control. In this way, the existing system is said to provide a host environment of objects and facilities, which completes the capabilities of the scripting language. A scripting language is intended for use by both professional and nonprofessional programmers.// | ||
| - | : //ECMAScript was originally designed to be a Web scripting language, providing a mechanism to enliven Web pages in browsers and to perform server computation as part of a Web-based [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:client-server|client-server]] architecture. ECMAScript is now used to provide core scripting capabilities for a variety of host environments. Therefore the core language is specified in this document apart from any particular host environment. ECMAScript usage has moved beyond simple scripting and it is now used for the full spectrum of programming tasks in many different environments and scales. As the usage of ECMAScript has expanded, so has the features and facilities it provides. ECMAScript is now a fully featured general-purpose programming language.// | + | : //ECMAScript was originally designed to be a Web scripting language, providing a mechanism to enliven Web pages in browsers and to perform [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:server|server]] computation as part of a Web-based [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:client-server|client-server]] architecture. ECMAScript is now used to provide core scripting capabilities for a variety of host environments. Therefore the core language is specified in this document apart from any particular host environment. ECMAScript usage has moved beyond simple scripting and it is now used for the full spectrum of programming tasks in many different environments and scales. As the usage of ECMAScript has expanded, so has the features and facilities it provides. ECMAScript is now a fully featured general-purpose programming language.// |
| ://Some of the facilities of ECMAScript are similar to those used in other programming languages; in particular C, | ://Some of the facilities of ECMAScript are similar to those used in other programming languages; in particular C, | ||
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