Why is Java referenced in JavaScript’s name? Then, in early December of 1995, Netscape and Sun did a license agreement which is when it finally became JavaScript. Marc and his team originally named the project Mocha in May of 1995, which then became LiveScript in September of 1995. He wanted to be able to give developers more flexibility when working with animations and other small methods of interacting with the DOM (the DOM is more or less the rendered HTML that powers all websites). The founder of Netscape, Marc Andreessen, wanted to build a more dynamic web. The result of their hard work was what we now call JavaScript. Due to their strong presence in the world of the internet, Netscape had enough money to start figuring out more ways to expand the web. Netscape is best popular for developing one of the first web browsers called the“ Netscape Navigator ”. JavaScript was developed in 1995 by the Netscape Communications Corporation. To understand how JavaScript became so popular we must first talk about what JavaScript does and where it came from as well as what ECMA is and why it is relevant to this topic. Have you ever wondered how JavaScript became so popular? If so, you have come to the right place. Adjunct Prof at Columbia University Business School.

Chris Castiglione Follow Co-founder of Console.xyz.

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