Invention of JavaScript
Brendan Eich, then at Netscape, created JavaScript (originally LiveScript) in just 10 days to make web pages more dynamic. It was designed as a lightweight scripting language to complement Java.
Significance
Laid the foundational language for all client-side web development and, consequently, for all future JavaScript frameworks.
Key facts
- Date
- 1995-05-01
- Type
- invention
- Location
- Netscape Communications Corporation, Mountain View, California