Re: Best Scripting Environment Ever. Best Desktop Technology Ever.

The fact that JavaScript is always present is indeed huge.  But the amazing
thing about that is that it also happens to be a fun, dynamic, semi
functional language.  If we had had to ask permission to install and use it
in a typical .NET enterprise shop, that permission would never be granted.
 But we actually HAVE to use it.  How lucky is that?

Node.js is on my radar.

I have never tried to access the DB with JavaScript, but will be needing to
in the future.  Apparently it is not hard:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/857670/how-to-connect-to-sql-server-database-from-javascript

Also, there are ways to stop the annoying ActiveX warnings using registry
settings.  JavaScript/HTML/CSS makes for a great desktop app, which is a
surprise to me as well, though it shouldn't have been.

Mike

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Ryan Heath <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Have you heard about the nodejs.org project?
> This application of js is a great example of shifting from the browser to
> the server/desktop.
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> // Ryan
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> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Alan Baljeu <alanbaljeu-/[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I thought JavaScript was limited to browsing activities.  It would be
>> terribly unsecure if a script off the web could access your computer.
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>> Alan Baljeu
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>> *From:* Kim Gräsman <[email protected]>
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Sent:* Wed, April 6, 2011 1:11:49 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OT] Best Scripting Environment Ever. Best Desktop
>> Technology Ever.
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>> Synchronicity. I just used JavaScript with WSH the other day to do
>> some shell + automation scripting. Then again, I think it's nice
>> mostly in the sense that it's always available on Windows boxes, I
>> never have to worry about prerequisites.
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>> - Kim
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>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 01:27, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > IE (even as far back as 5.0) + HTML + JavaScript +
>> > Scripting.FileSystemObject on Windows.
>> >
>> > It has been right under our noses all these years.  Just like AJAX was.
>> >
>> > I used to do ASP.NET, but now I do a lot of work on very walled off,
>> > locked down systems, and am often in need of a scripting language.
>> > Usually I end up doing something "creative".  But recently I had the
>> > good fortune of being truly checkmated.  I had only a very walled off
>> > Windows 2003 machine to work with.  But this turned out to be great
>> > because instead of loading Powershell or Visual Studio, it forced me
>> > to try writing a utility using JavaScript and HTML.  It was
>> > outstandingly productive.  Is there any simpler *desktop* UI
>> > technology than HTML in a browser?  And any more powerful scripting
>> > language than JavaScript?  How could I have missed this all these
>> > years?
>> >
>> > It is amazing how far backwards we went with ASP.NET, WPF etc.
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