I have used javascript on my WebHost to give information about certain things, eg What is bandwidth. What i have experienced is an incompatibility between certain browsers, which I must get onto fix. I never use forced popups or alerts as they annoy viewers and bring less traffic to your site. For my particular usuage of javascript I had a popup information box with detailing information (which pops up in the same posistion upon click of a link). The popup takes the content of a full html page still minimised to the extent that all infromation fo the page can be seen to give a nice effect.

I like javascript because Javascript is the best tool to create
manageable and but better pages webs but... Javascript is
the tool of the future in the creation of paginas webs and
mayoria of webmasters uses Javascript because is a tool.

Javascript Pow4h !!!!

Thank You !!!

Record: Use Javascript !!!


Bye !!!

JavaScript is cool and dangerous... you can make the site ugly with it or just do things which are pure eyecandy.

I really like its ability to handle xml objects, dom model, css manipulation and regular expressions.

But I hate script kiddies who just hack in a lot of scripts of pure junk javascript like message box alerts and pathetic text animations.

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CobaltChloride

CobaltChloride is right javascript is very good if used properly, unfortunatley some people see the JS tutorial somewhere where they can have rolling backgrounds and start putting that everywhere. it can be used very effectivley and to be honest i didn't really know there was much browser incompatibility. Its not really a language i use, i prefer server side scripts for most of my work.

I just use javascript to hide my email address from spambots and for drop down menus. I haven't used them for much other than that and for games too, now that I remember. Any good script site like javaboutique will give you examples and how to alter it.

Considering that I only make pages to impress my friends, I use it alot. In fact, sometimes it ends up being more important than the html side of it. I make little games and such (I once made a game where you have to answer math problems, and then you get to punch a picture of me in the face).

But, if you're making an advertisement or informal web page, Javascript I use sparingly. You might use it to make something look special, like a moving car or something, but do not make one of those cursor trailers... those are strictly for 'fun' sites. I'd use it to create motion, which attracts attention.

Sometimes it is also necessary to use it too, like if they check one checkbox, make it impossible for them to check another or something. I wouldn't use alerts too much, except when they click a button and need to be warned about something.

So pretty much, use javascript if you want something to:
1. be fun
2. draw attention
3. change things

Personally, I would not suggest anyone to use too many javascript on a single page. It will cause the page to appear slow and it may cause conflicts as well.

Use javascripts to create space, like in a menu or a popup page, or use it to no right-click or for like games or something ...in fun sites you can go wild b/c it can add intrigue and interest, but i hate those trailing cursors they are so annoying ..use them sparingly.

I've used Javascript. It's quite easy to learn like HTML. Started with a few tutorials and then went to self-classes. It can make your site pretty attractive if used correctly. There are also lots of websites on the web which give out free javascript codes for your website.

Just out of curiousity, has anyone realised the codes at Javascript Source don't all work?
Maybe someone could solve my problem?

@technocian
visit the developers page @ netscape or emac and ww3

sometimes js solve some of my problems in web designing, in that time i need to use it