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JavaScript vs SlimerJS

A side-by-side look at JavaScript and SlimerJS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

JavaScript

JavaScript

Development

JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language with first-class functions. It is well-known as the scripting language for Web pages, but it's used in many non-browser environments as well including Node.js and MongoDB

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SlimerJS

SlimerJS

Development

SlimerJS is a scriptable browser for web scraping and testing, similar to PhantomJS, based on Gecko and Firefox. It provides a JavaScript API for controlling a browser to load pages, extract content, run tests, take screenshots, etc.

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