1. What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a lightweight interpreted scripting language primarily used for client-side web development to create interactive and dynamic web pages.
JavaScript was created by Brendan Eich in 1995 while he was working at NetScape Communication Corporation.
The latest version of JavaScript is ECMAScript 2025(ES2025), also referred to as ES16.
ECMAScript is the official name of the standard that JavaScript adheres to, and new versions are released annually.
2. Names of JavaScript
Mocha - This was the initial code name given by creator Brendan Eich in may 1995 when he developed a working prototype in just 10 days.
LiveScript - The language was officially named LiveScript when it was first included in beta versions of the Netscape Navigator 2.0 web browser in September 1995.
JavaScript - In December 1995, the name was changed from LiveScript to JavaScript as a result of a Licensing agreement & Collaboration between Netscape & Sun Microsystems, the creators of the Java programming language.
3. What is ECMAScript?
ECMAScript is the standardized specification for a scripting language, with javascript being its most popular implementation.
When JavaScript was submitted for standardization to ECMA(European Computer Manufactures Association) International in 1996, the official standard name became ECMAScript(ECMA-262) because Oracle(who later acquired Sun Microsystems) holds the trademarks for the name "JavaScript".
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