Javascript JIT in web browsers

J. Randall Owens jrowens.fedora at ghiapet.net
Thu Aug 19 22:25:34 UTC 2010


On 08/19/2010 02:07 PM, Ilyes Gouta wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> As always Kevin I agree with you. These people don't understand basic OSI
>> network layers; rather obvious textbook stuff.
> 
> The cool thing about JS and all what's happening today in the browser
> world, is that everything is being done at the application layer
> (level 4) of the OSI model, a fact which gives a rather unique
> opportunity and freedom to software designers to specify applications
> protocols easily and without huge constraints vs. what someone has to
> deal with if you're at level 3, that's IP. 

OK, I'll just tell the transport, session, and presentation layers they
can take the day off now, since we're using a four-layer model that
doesn't allow TCP, UDP, or ICMP, and calling it the OSI model anyway.

-- 
J. Randall Owens | http://www.ghiapet.net/

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