About Lesson
A Brief History of JavaScript:
JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich in 1995 while working at Netscape Communications. It was initially created in just 10 days, and was intended to make web pages more dynamic and interactive. Originally called “Mocha,” the name was later changed to “LiveScript” and then finally to “JavaScript” to capitalize on the popularity of Java, even though the two languages are very different.
Over the years, JavaScript has evolved significantly:
- ES5 (ECMAScript 5): Released in 2009, this version of JavaScript standardized many features, making it more robust for developers.
- ES6/ES2015 (ECMAScript 6): Released in 2015, ES6 brought major enhancements, such as classes, modules, arrow functions, let and const, and more. This was a game-changer for modern JavaScript development.
- ESNext: Refers to all future versions of JavaScript, with new features being released yearly (ES2016, ES2017, and beyond).