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ECMAScript is a scripting language standard that has been influenced by Self, HyperTalk, CoffeeScript, Python, and Java . Its design incorporates syntactic and conceptual elements from these languages, shaping its evolution as a widely adopted language for web development. The influence of Java is evident in its C-style syntax, while Python and CoffeeScript contributed to its expressiveness and readability . Self and HyperTalk provided foundational ideas around prototype-based programming and user-friendly scripting interfaces . ECMAScript continues to evolve through standardized updates that reflect these diverse influences .
ECMAScript
Summary
ECMAScript is a programming language specification[1]. ECMAScript draws 2,342 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language_specification category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- ECMAScript was influenced by Self[3].
- ECMAScript was influenced by HyperTalk[4].
- ECMAScript was influenced by Q213970[5].
- ECMAScript was influenced by Q15777[6].
- ECMAScript was influenced by CoffeeScript[7].
- ECMAScript was influenced by Q42478[8].
- ECMAScript's instance of is recorded as programming language specification[9].
- ECMAScript's instance of is recorded as trademark[10].
- ECMAScript's based on is recorded as Q2005[11].
- ECMAScript's based on is recorded as JScript[12].
- ECMAScript's developer is recorded as Brendan Eich[13].
- ECMAScript's designed by is recorded as Brendan Eich[14].
- ECMAScript's designed by is recorded as Ecma International[15].
- June 1997 marks the founding of ECMAScript[16].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 1[17].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 2[18].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 3[19].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMA-262 5th edition[20].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMA-262 5.1 edition[21].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 6[22].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMA-262 8th edition[23].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 7[24].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMA-262 9th edition[25].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 10[26].
- ECMAScript's has edition or translation is recorded as ECMAScript 11[27].
Why It Matters
ECMAScript draws 2,342 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language_specification category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] ECMAScript has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ECMAScript is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
ECMAScript has been cited as an influence by ActionScript[30], a functional programming language[31], founded in 1998[32]; Croc[33], a scripting language[34], founded in 2006[35]; and GScript[36], a programming language[37].
FAQs
Who did ECMAScript influence?
ECMAScript has been cited as an influence by ActionScript[30], Croc[33], and GScript[36].