Quick history
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- Created in 1995
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- A scripting language to add dynamic behavior in the Netscape Navigator.
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- Specification written in 10 days by Brendan Eich (co-founder of the Mozilla project)
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- Initial objective: Quick and dirty prototype oriented scripting language
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- "Unexpected" side effect:
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- Has been implemented in all web browser.
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- Wide diffusion \(\Rightarrow\) Today the fundamental language for web programming.
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- Became integrant part of the Web, like HTML and CSS.
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