Making web dynamic since 1995
# History of JS
- javascript (opens new window) programming labguage first appeared in 1995
- Now its being used to build desktop apps and even in spacesuits designed at NASA!
- Brendan Eich (opens new window) made the 1st js language prototype in 10 days at netscape.
- currently the CEO of brave (opens new window)
The JavaScript language has evolved from its humble beginnings in 1995 to the formidable language it is today.
# 🚴 Landmarks in js development
| year | Description |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Brendan Eich (opens new window) made javascript at netscape |
| 1996 | ECMA-262 specification in 1996, under a technical committee at ECMA known as TC39 (opens new window). Sun wouldn’t transfer ownership of the JavaScript trademark to ECMA, and while Microsoft offered JScript, other member companies didn’t want to use that name, so ECMAScript stuck. |
| 1997 | The first edition of ECMA-262 was released |
| 2003 | Mozilla Foundation was formed as AOL fired 50% of netscape employees TC39 (opens new window) was disbanded |
| 2009 | the fifth edition of ECMAScript was published |
| 2015 | formalize ECMAScript 6 became a rolling stone |
| 2015 | Babel transpiler project (opens new window) |
| ES2017 | asynchronous loading of javascript modules using import() |
# :: Media
- Brendan Eich podcast on origin on javascript (opens new window)
- https://ponyfoo.com/articles/tagged/ecmascript (opens new window)
# :: References
- https://medium.com/@_benaston/lesson-1a-the-history-of-javascript-8c1ce3bffb17 (opens new window)
- https://github.com/mjavascript/practical-modern-javascript/blob/master/ch01.asciidoc (opens new window)
- https://blog.whatwg.org/javascript (opens new window)
- https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2008-August/003400.html (opens new window)