Javascript no longer a scripting language?
I was baffled today when someone mentioned on a group that Javascript has evolved from the scripting language it was to a language that nearly equals Java - ie. It can also be used to develop native apps by combining it with html5/css anywhere. All the places which I can grab an understanding of Javascript online currently still describe it as a scripting language, and my understanding of the *scripting concept* is that you script for an application and the app interpretes. Given this, I have three questions:

 1. Is Javascript still a scripting language?
 2. Who really defines what the *standard Javascript* is?
 3. Is there a need to redefine the javascript which is now evolving so much in app development?

I'll really appreciate official links/sources. Thanks.
Javascript no longer a scripting language?
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I was baffled today when someone mentioned on a group that Javascript has evolved from the scripting language it was to a language that nearly equals Java - ie. It can also be used to develop native apps by combining it with html5/css anywhere. All the places which I can grab an understanding of Javascript online currently still describe it as a scripting language, and my understanding of the *scripting concept* is that you script for an application and the app interpretes. Given this, I have three questions:

 1. Is Javascript still a scripting language?
 2. Who really defines what the *standard Javascript* is?
 3. Is there a need to redefine the javascript which is now evolving so much in app development?

I'll really appreciate official links/sources. Thanks.