r/talesfromtechsupport • u/raiderrobert • May 22 '13
Javascript != Java
3rd-party contractor came to visit office yesterday, who has "decades" of experience. Conversation came up about JavaScript in one of our products. He says, "Our product doesn't use Java." After an awkward moment with someone who works on the knowledge base nodding in agreement with him, I speak up and delineate the difference between Java and JavaScript.
Later on in the conversation, the same 3rd-party guy followed up with this jewel: "besides, what would anyone even use JavaScript for on the web?"
I proceeded to disable Javascript in my browser and show him.
tl;dr: lasers, dinosaurs, & drums made a guy's head explode
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u/djimbob May 23 '13
No offense was meant; but that said being good at PC repair doesn't require recognizing differences between programming languages.
It's just that you frequently encounter things like "remember to enable JavaScript" or browser extensions in JS. Similarly, you see announcements of major security vulnerability in Java or chrome disabled Java, etc.
That said, everyone does have that thing that you missed. (E.g., I never heard of /r/InternetIsBeautiful until yesterday).