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

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