Re: javascript wikipedia update needed
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Re: javascript wikipedia update needed

From: RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.auau>
Date: Sun Nov 20 2005 - 16:06:03 CET

Martin Honnen wrote:
>
>
> RobG wrote:
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>>>> The phrase should probably say that the latest version of the
>>>> ECMAScript spec is Edition 3, March 2000.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is not it December 1999 ?
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>> <URL:http://www.mozilla.org/js/language/E262-3.pdf>
>
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>> The standard was adopted by the ECMA General Assembly in December
>> 1999, but the actual document is dated 24 March, 2000.
>
>
> That is not the official document, the official document is here
> <http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf>
> and that says
> "Standard ECMA-262
> 3rd Edition - December 1999"
> as far as dates are concerned.
>

Thanks Martin - I guess this is the wrong forum to ask, but why does
Mozilla publish what appears to be a different version? Are the two
identical for all practical purposes (I guess that they are)?

-- 
Rob
Received on Mon Nov 21 03:36:36 2005