The Core of JavaScript
JavaScript is a popular programming language used both in the browser and server. It was initially called LiveScript but later changed to JavaScript. The programs in the language are called script . JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic, untyped, and interpreted programming language. It was created by Brendan Eich in 10 days. 😮 It is named JavaScript to position it as a younger brother to Java because Java was more popular back then (1995). But they are independent of each other. The name JavaScript was changed to ECMAScript or ECMA-262 in 1996 , however, people still call it JavaScript . It is executed on any device that has a special program called JavaScript or ECMAScript engine . The engine renders web pages to the DOM ( Document Object Model ) for easier interaction between the browser and the user. The engine is also called JavaScript Virtual Machine because ...