History of JavaScript
History helps us understand how it evolved, over a period of time.
- JavaScript was originally developed as LiveScript by Netscape in the mid-1990s.
- It was later renamed from LiveScript to JavaScript in 1995 and became an ECMA standard in 1997.
- Now JavaScript is the standard client-side scripting language for web-based applications.
- Now JavaScript is supported by all web browsers available today, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, etc.
ECMA stands for European Computer Manufacturers Association, which officially maintains JavaScript as ECMAScript. The latest major version available today is ECMAScript 6 or simply ES6.
- The original versions of ES1, ES2, and ES3 are available between 1997 to 1999.
- The first revision happened in 2009, which is named ES5.
- The second revision happened in 2015, which is named ES6.
- Later, yearly additions happen in 2016, 2017, 2018, and so on.
Overall
JavaScript is going to stay for a long time, so every web developer must know about it.