JavaScript is a programming language distinct from Java, introduced in 1995 and standardized as ECMAScript in 1996. It is utilized for various applications, including website development, both frontend and backend, as well as mobile apps. The document provides a timeline of JavaScript's evolution and outlines its role in web development alongside HTML and CSS.

1. JavaScript Introduction
• It is a programming language. (like Java)
• It is not same as Java programming language.
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2. Timeline
Netscape Navigator
Web Browser
1994
Microsoft
Internet Explorer
JScript
1995
European Computer
Manufacturers
Association (ECMA)
ECMAScript,
JavaScript Standard
1996
JQuery
2006
Nodejs
ES5
2009
Angular, Google
2010
TypeScript, Microsoft
2012
React, Facebook
2013
ECMAScript 6, ES6
2015
Next JS
Svelte
2016
Next JS 13
2022
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3. What JavaScript
can do?
• Website Development
• Frontend, client side
• Backend, server side
• API endpoint (REST)
• Mobile App
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4. What is a Website, Webpage, Web App
Combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• HTML – Create it [ Content, Structure, Skelton ]
• CSS – Style it [ Presentation ]
• JavaScript – add some action (life) to it [ Behavior, Brain ]
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5. Example of webpage
• Index.html
• About.html
Demo
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6. References
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript
• Survey: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#technology
• https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#section-most-popular-
technologies-web-frameworks-and-technologies
• Remix: https://remix.run/
• Next: https://nextjs.org/
• Svelte: https://svelte.dev/
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