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So if you remove Java what would that mean as far as what it’s used for?

What is scripting and how do you turn it off...and if you do what do you loose?

Great questions!

First, Java and JavaScript are two entirely, separate and distinct coding protocols. JavaScript is a human readable code, downloaded to your browsers webpage, either directly in the page or linked to a .js (JavaScript) file. Java is a compiled code, not human readable and above my pay grade.

There is, to my knowledge, only one sensible way to deal with JS, and that is the Firefox addon NoScript. Sad fact is, sometimes you HAVE TO HAVE JS to make a site work, and sometimes you HAVE TO NOT HAVE IT. Solution: NoScript. It lets you enable or disable JS on a per-site basis, and remembers your settings. Problem solved.

[TChad]

There is, to my knowledge, only one sensible way to deal with JS, and that is the Firefox addon NoScript.

YesScript disables Javascript in websites that you specify in a blacklist.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/yesscript/

The author of YesScript says:

YesScript lets you make a blacklist of sites that aren't allowed to run JavaScript. Use YesScript on sites that annoy you or hog your system resources. One click to the icon in the status bar turns scripts on or off for the current site.

Unlike NoScript, YesScript does absolutely nothing to improve your security. I believe that Firefox is secure enough by default and that blocking all scripts by default is paranoia. YesScript strives to remove hassles from your browsing experience, rather than add them.

I thinks that's a good evaluation. I found NoScript to be unusable and YesScript to usually be helpful. Some sites won't load with Javascript blocked, but most will.