JavaScript Accordioin

Cool facts about JavaScript

When was Javascript created?

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Javascript, not to be confused with Java, was created in 10 days in May 1995.

Who created JavaScript?

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Brendan Eich

How many other names are there for Javascript?

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JavaScript, was originally named Mocha, later it was renamed to LiveScript, and then to JavaScript.

The language was then submitted for standarization to the ECMA International Organization. By that time, Netscape didn't allow the use of the "JavaScript" name, so the standarized language is named ECMAScript.

What language was named the world's most popular language for five straight years according to StackOverFlow survey?

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That's right, Javascript!

What are two things that you can do with Javascript a lot easier than other languages?

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You can create end-to-end production full stack apps.

With Javascript, you can also build cross-platform mobile apps and desktop apps.

Now, Javascript is increasingly being used for maching learning and artificial intelligence as well. Usually when it comes to machine learning, R and Python is more popular but JS is fully capable of doing maching learning and AI and has many libraries built specifically for them. It's just that Javascript is not hyped up as much for machine learning as the other two.

How is Javascript spelled?

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Easy... pshhh J-A-V-A-S-C-R-I-P-T