So I create a Visual Studio .Net web form on a server and can get that to run just fine. I then switch to the html view of the page and try to add some javascript buttons using the <script> tags ...

Microsoft intends to make JavaScript development easier in Visual Studio 11 by significantly enhancing Intellisense, debugging support, editor functionality, and more.

Microsoft has added improved support for JavaScript development in Visual Studio 11, the next version of its flagship development platform that will support Windows 8.