DOM

I do not fully understand all about the DOM. As I was researching about the DOM I found that it was confusing to me. I think the W3C has done a good job with setting standards for the DOM. And with Java Script is able to work with the different browsers,In my research I found that some developers are now starting to reuse portions DOM API and they are not even promising 100% compliance. Also I found that if you want modify your web pages dynamically with Java Script that the DOM is required.


So I do not have feeling whether I love it or I hate it.I would like to understand more fully and then I would have a feeling one way or another. I do think that the W3C is very good about setting standards.

Java Script

I have found that Java Script to be very confusing. I equate like learning a foreign language it is hard at first. The more you work with it the more it will be come familar to you and the easier to program with it will. I found that it has a lot different components to it and it is not very easy to learn I sometimes think I have a hang of it and the more I try working with it the more I realize I don't have a good grasp of it at all. But I am sure that I will have a better grasp of it by the end of the semester.
Java and Java Script are quite different. I found that Java is programming language and J ava Script is scripting language. Java runs as a stand alone program. Java Script can be put straight into a Html document and Java can not. Java Script contains a much smaller set of commands than Java has.