Provide a date which changes daily without requiring a new page to be uploaded every day. If you want to learn more about Javascript or VBscript go to our computer section and visit 'Programming' to find links to suitable sites. JAVA Despite the similar name Java doesn't really have anything to do with Javascript. Apparantly javascript was named after Java because the syntax looks similar. The popularity of Java on the internet comes from the use of java applets.
Applets are small programs which can be inserted into a web page.
Software is incorporated into the major browsers to enable applets to run on them. One much touted property of applets is that if they are loaded from a remote machine into your browser they do not have access to your file system. This, in theory, prevents 'hostile applets' writing viruses to your machine, deleting your operating system etc. Applets are very powerful features which can be used for allsorts from plotting sophisticated charts to making graphics effects like the famous 'nervous text'. You may order a book by clicking on it's cover image.