JavaScript
- Date
- 1995 · confidence high
- Place
- Netscape, Mountain View, California, United States
- Credited to
- Brendan Eich (Netscape), created in ten days
- People
- 👤 Brendan Eich1961–
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
Scripting language embedded in the browser to make web pages interactive. It is the world's most widely used language and, with Node.js, also runs on servers.
What it led to
- Interactive web applications (Gmail, Google Maps) and the decline of desktop software
- The npm ecosystem and the frameworks (React) that define the modern web
- The web as an application platform and advertising tracking
Built on
- Mosaic graphical web browser1993
- Java and the Java Virtual Machine1995
- Mosaic/Netscape browser
- Scheme
Made possible
- JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)2001
- AJAX
- Node.js
- React
- progressive web apps