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Developers who are familiar with Javascript may cite issues with browser support and speed of execution.

However, it is worth noting that Servoy does not deploy any Javascript. All code written in Servoy is deployed using Mozilla's Rhino project, which is an open-source, Java-based Javascript implementation.

This means that:

  1. All methods are executing in Java (orders of magnitude faster than interpreted Javascript)
  2. No business logic is ever exposed or executed in the browser, thereby eliminating browser support issues.
  3. Experienced developers can optionally use 3rd-party java APIs, mixing Java code directly in their Servoy methods.

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Scope

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in Javascript

Scope defines the domain in which code is executed and subsequently determines the namespace by which scripted objects are referenced. Javascript code (functions and variables) may be defined in the following two scopes:

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