Summary

JavaScript offers many exciting new possibilities for web developers. You explored several possible applications of JavaScript in this chapter, including generating bits of HTML code and verifying form data.

JavaScript isn't the only way to write code for web pages, however. Java, the big brother of JavaScript, has even greater flexibility and capabilities. In Lesson 15, "Creating Applications with Dynamic HTML and AJAX," you'll learn how JavaScript forms the foundation for a group of technologies collectively known as Dynamic HTML.