JavaScript History

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JavaScript was created and designed for ten days by Brandan Eich, a Netscape employee, in September 1995. Initially this programming language was called Mocha, then changed to Mona, then LiveScript before finally bearing the name JavaScript. The first version of this language was limited to Netscape only. The functionality offered is also limited. However, JavaScript continues to be developed by a community of developers who are constantly working on this programming language.

In 1996, JavaScript was officially referred to as ECMAScript, where ECMAScript 2 was launched in 1998 and ECMAScript 3 was introduced in 1999. ECMAScript was developed to eventually become JavaScript as we know it today. Not only cross-browser, JavaScript can also be used on various devices, including mobile devices and computers.

Since then, JavaScript has continued to grow and develop. In the end, in 2016, 92% of websites were found to use JavaScript. In just twenty years, JavaScript has moved from a limited and ‘primitive’ programming language to one of the most important tools for web developers. If most of your time is spent surfing the internet, then you must be very familiar with JavaScript.

What are the Advantages of JavaScript?

There are a number of advantages of JavaScript that make this programming language superior when compared to its competitors, especially in certain cases. Here are some of the advantages of JavaScript:

  1. You don’t need a compiler because web browsers can interpret it with HTML;
  2. Easier to learn when compared to other programming languages;
  3. Errors or errors are easier to find and handle;
  4. Can be assigned to specific web page elements or events, such as clicks or mouseovers;
  5. JS can be used in various browsers, platforms, and more.
  6. You can use JavaScript to validate input and reduce the need to manually check data;
  7. With JavaScript, your website becomes more interactive and also able to attract the attention of more visitors;
  8. Faster and lighter than other programming languages.

What Are the Disadvantages of JavaScript?

Every programming language has some drawbacks. One of the reasons is the growing popularity of the programming language you choose, including in this case JavaScript. That popularity, unfortunately, invites hackers, scammers, and other malicious third parties to look for security holes. Some of the shortcomings of JavaScript, namely:

  1. High risk of exploitation;
  2. Can be exploited to activate malicious code on a user’s computer;
  3. Not always supported by various browsers and devices;
  4. JS code snippets are quite a lot;
  5. May render differently on each device which leads to inconsistency instead.