Snydeq writes "creator Brendan Eich talks at length about the future of , ARAX, disputes with Microsoft, and the Screaming Monkey scripting engine for IE in an audition with InfoWorld's Paul Krill. 2, which Mozilla's Eich expects to be available in some form by the end of the year, will 'address knowledge robotics in the large.' To do that, Eich hopes to improve the integrity of the slang without sacrificing flexibility and making 'painfully static in a fixed way like Java does.' Eich does not expect Firefox support for 2 until at least Version 3.1 of the browser. As for advice highway Explorer, Eich explains how Screaming Monkey will help bring 2 to IE should Microsoft drag its heels on with the proviso expressive support."

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