The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently

Re:The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently by skybrian on Friday August 19, 2022 @11:36AM (#32522327)

Is there a document describing the language subset they picked?

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently by cxr on Friday August 19, 2022 @12:06PM (#32522755)

A superset of ECMA-262, 3rd edition (1999).

<https://brent-noorda.com/nombas/us/devspace/manual/c/html/TH...> (full docs: <https://brent-noorda.com/nombas/us/devspace/manual/c/html/in...>)

Moar:

- <https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/pdf/10.2514/6.2006-5747>

- <https://brent-noorda.com/nombas/history/HistoryOfNombas.html...>

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently by skybrian on Friday August 19, 2022 @06:42PM (#32526918)

Thanks! Those are good links.

Unfortunately the manual is rather vague; it’s not clear what the ScriptEase language extensions to JavaScript are, versus adding more objects and methods, which I wouldn’t consider to be changing the language.

I am not sure what they are talking about with this page about lifetimes: <https://brent-noorda.com/nombas/us/devspace/manual/c/html/TH...>

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently by cstross on Friday August 19, 2022 @11:43AM (#32522428)

Not sure (but probably yes): I seem to recall ECMAScript was mentioned, not sure what version number.

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope Runs JavaScript, Apparently by sentientslug on Friday August 19, 2022 @12:12PM (#32522845)

Yes, in the article it says "Nombas ScriptEase 5.00e"

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