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The Core of JavaScript

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  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 ...