Tech Tips, Tricks & Trivia

- As of 2009, the latest version of the language is JavaScript 1.8.1. However, not all browsers support the latest version (as there is no specific need). IE 8 supports JScript 6 (which is equivalent to ECMAScript 3, JavaScript 1.5 - more bug fixes over JScript 5) while Firefox 3.0 supports JavaScript 1.8 (1.7 + Generator Expressions + Expression Closures + misc.) Check this test page & it's source to know which browser supports which version. - JavaScript was originally developed by Brendan Eich of Netscape under the name Mocha, which was later renamed to LiveScript, and finally to JavaScript - JavaScript, despite the name, is essentially unrelated to the Java programming language even though the two do have superficial similarities. The language's name is the result of a co-marketing deal between Netscape and Sun, in exchange for Netscape bundling Sun's Java runtime with their then-dominant browser. "JavaScript" is a trademark of Sun Microsystems ...

Heard this interesting news from Vinod Unny - Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in India can get loads of software (& hardware) from Microsoft and other vendors at very low prices. All they need to do is sign up with BiG Tech , the philanthropy program of NASCOMM Foundation and provide details of their NGO status. Once they are approved, they can choose from a huge list of software and obtain them by simply paying an admin fee. For instance, Windows 7 Professional Upgrade is available under this scheme for Rs.325 while Windows Server 2008 Standard costs Rs.1024. There are only a few restrictions on the number of times that an order can be placed and number of titles. Facts about BiG Tech - * Over 300 registered NGO's * Number of products donated – 3188 * Value of software donated - over 4.2 crores * Big Tech covers 138 districts in over 26 states across India Also see: Pay It Forward with Wikipedia

There is news that Visual Studio 2010 may be launched in the first quarter of 2010. (Trivia: Typically VS products release in the year in their product names but VS 2008 released Nov 2007 ) There are already a number of useful learning resources on the upcoming technologies - Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course ASP.NET MVC Tutorials Also see: Free SQL Server 2008 Learning Resources Learning resources on Design Patterns for .NET Developers