For example, writting server-side things using javascript, instend of php.
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Yup, there are several interpreters:
Server-Side Javascript uses on Wikipedia
Don't know which one/s are the most popular, available, and stable, though.
Pekka
2010-04-10 21:01:21
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Aptana Jaxer is very neat. You can even manipulate the DOM, and call server-side JS functions from the client.
Lucas Jones
2010-04-10 21:01:53
This seems the best one
M28
2010-04-10 21:17:24
It does let you do insanely cool things. :)
Lucas Jones
2010-04-10 21:26:41
Yeah, I am using it right now, It is impressive :O
M28
2010-04-10 22:27:04
Wikipedia says it is dead, how is that possible? It's so amazing.
M28
2010-04-11 19:21:36
I noticed that too, but it seems far from dead to me. Am I missing something?
Lucas Jones
2010-04-12 20:13:19
Aptana has stopped development on it. I think they have made an official announcement about it, too, but I'm not sure. To be honest, it didn't really catch much interest.
musicfreak
2010-07-27 02:13:01
@musicfreak: I suppose. It's a shame though, it was a nice product - really had the potential to speed up web development.
Lucas Jones
2010-07-27 13:23:40
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You have a few options if you want to run JavaScript on the server-side:
- Helma: a Java web server that uses JavaScript for scripting. It uses the Jetty web server and the Rhino JavaScript interpreter. This is probably the most popular and mature product aside from Jaxer.
- Aptana Jaxer: a really cool solution that allows you to embed server-side JavaScript into normal HTML pages. You can use it just like you would on the client-side: for example, you can use the DOM to manipulate your pages dynamically.
- Myna: yet another Java-powered web server that uses JavaScript for scripting. It looks easier to use than Helma, but it's relatively new, so I don't know how reliable it is.
- Phobos: a web application framework that uses JavaScript for scripting. I don't know how mature it is compared to other solutions, though.
musicfreak
2010-04-10 21:04:01
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Check out node.js (http://nodejs.org/). Server-side javascript with asynchronous stuff. Very neat.
malvim
2010-04-21 23:09:06