Sorry to be doubly redundant, but it is amazing how many people, including industry insiders, don’t understand the difference between Java and JavaScript. Here’s the low-down. Java ...

Is disabling JavaScript a good idea? I do not think so nor do the experts offer suggestions on disabling Java without telling the users about the difference between Java and JavaScript.

On June 30, Netscape Vice President Marc Andreessen made it clear that development of “Javagator” — the company’s much-ballyhooed all-Java version of its flagship Web browser — was over.