- **Epistemic status:** #budding ![[js.jpg]] JavaScript, often abbreviated JS, is a high-level programming language that is lightweight and just-in-time compiled following the ECMAScript specification established by the ECMA International TC39 committee. It was first designed by Brendan Eich released December 4, 1995. JavaScript alongside [[HTML (HyperText Markup Language)]] and CSS make it one of the core technologies of the web. --- ## References - “JavaScript | MDN.” Accessed February 14, 2022. <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript>. - “JavaScript - Wikipedia.” Accessed February 14, 2022. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript>. - “TC39 - Ecma International.” Accessed February 14, 2022. <https://www.ecma-international.org/technical-committees/tc39/>.