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    History of Javascript

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    JavaScript was created in 10 days in 1995 by Brendan Eich while working at Netscape. It was originally called Mocha but later renamed LiveScript and then finally JavaScript in 1995 upon receiving a trademark license from Sun. In 1996-1997 JavaScript was standardized by ECMA and implemented by other browsers. A major renaissance for JavaScript began in 2005 with the introduction of AJAX and libraries like jQuery that made dynamic web applications possible without page reloads. JavaScript has since evolved greatly and continues to be widely used despite sometimes being disliked, having come a long way from its origins in the mid-1990s.

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    History of Javascript

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    JavaScript was created in 10 days in 1995 by Brendan Eich while working at Netscape. It was originally called Mocha but later renamed LiveScript and then finally JavaScript in 1995 upon receiving a trademark license from Sun. In 1996-1997 JavaScript was standardized by ECMA and implemented by other browsers. A major renaissance for JavaScript began in 2005 with the introduction of AJAX and libraries like jQuery that made dynamic web applications possible without page reloads. JavaScript has since evolved greatly and continues to be widely used despite sometimes being disliked, having come a long way from its origins in the mid-1990s.

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    JavaScript was created in 10 days in 1995 by Brendan Eich while working at Netscape. It was originally called Mocha but later renamed LiveScript and then finally JavaScript in 1995 upon receiving a trademark license from Sun. In 1996-1997 JavaScript was standardized by ECMA and implemented by other browsers. A major renaissance for JavaScript began in 2005 with the introduction of AJAX and libraries like jQuery that made dynamic web applications possible without page reloads. JavaScript has since evolved greatly and continues to be widely used despite sometimes being disliked, having come a long way from its origins in the mid-1990s.

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    JavaScript was created in 10 days in 1995 by Brendan Eich while working at Netscape. It was originally called Mocha but later renamed LiveScript and then finally JavaScript in 1995 upon receiving a trademark license from Sun. In 1996-1997 JavaScript was standardized by ECMA and implemented by other browsers. A major renaissance for JavaScript began in 2005 with the introduction of AJAX and libraries like jQuery that made dynamic web applications possible without page reloads. JavaScript has since evolved greatly and continues to be widely used despite sometimes being disliked, having come a long way from its origins in the mid-1990s.

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    History of Javascript

    Looking back at the history of Javascript, the Javascript has a big contribution in the
    world of programming for the web. JavaScript not only enables you to add powerful interactions
    to websites, but is also the foundation of a lot of commonly used libraries (like jQuery) and
    frameworks (like AngularJS, ReactJS and NodeJS).
    JavaScript, not to be confused with Java, it was in 10 days in May 1995 by Brendan Eich,
    then working at Netscape(American computer services) and now of Mozilla. The original name
    of JavaScript is Mocha that name chosen by Marc Andreessen (founder of Netscape). In
    September 1995 the name changed to LiveScript, the in December of the same year, upon
    receiving a trademark license from Sun (company that sold computers, computer components,
    software, and information technology services), the name JavaScript was adopted. This was
    somewhat of a marketing move at the time, with Java being very popular around then.
    In year 1996 1997 JavaScript was taken to ECMA to carve out a standard specification, which
    other browser vendors could then implement based on the work done at Netscape. While all of
    this was happening the open source and developer communities set to work to revolutionize what
    could be done with JavaScript. In so doing Microsoft became a mortal threat, compelling
    Netscape to respond. First, they started a standardization process to prevent Microsoft gaining
    control of the JavaScript language. Second, they partnered with Sun to leverage their shared
    interest in breaking the Microsoft monopoly.
    This community effort was sparked in 2005 when Jesse James Garrett (information architect)
    released a white paper in which he coined the term Ajax, and described a set of technologies, of
    which JavaScript was the backbone, used to create web applications where data can be loaded in
    the background, avoiding the need for full page reloads and resulting in more dynamic
    applications. This resulted in a renaissance period of JavaScript usage spearheaded by open
    source libraries and the communities that formed around them, with libraries such as Prototype,
    jQuery, Dojo and Mootools and others being released.
    Over the centuries, JavaScript started with the small amount of people but later on many
    people start contributing to the JavaScript the ECMA, ActionScript, Macromedia, Livewire etc.
    With JavaScript entering a completely new and exciting cycle of evolution, innovation and
    standardization, with new developments. JavaScript has a rich and fascinating history. It
    continues to be one of the most hated languages on the planet, often for reasons that have long
    since faded into irrelevance. It is an exciting time to learn JavaScript.
    References:
    https://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/A_Short_History_of_JavaScript
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

    https://medium.com/@benastontweet/lesson-1a-the-history-of-javascript8c1ce3bffb17#.hmb49pfev

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