Introduction to Java script

During the earlier days of web JavaScript was created at Netscape by Brendan Eich in 1995.

Java Script was a trademark licensed from Sun Micro systems used to describe the Netscapes's implementation of the language. Now "JavaScript" is a trademark of Oracle Corporation in the US.

Netscape submitted the language for standardization to ECMA (The European Computer Manufacturers Association).

The Standardized version of the language was named "ECMA Script". (Appreciation "ES")

Around 2010, This standard was mostly accepted by all the major web browsers.

ES6 version was released in year 2015.

In ES6, features like let, const, arrow functions, Class, Modules... etc were added.

After ES6 release, ECMA Script specification releases happening every year such ES 2016, ES 2017 till ES 2022.