JavaScript
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JavaScript was influenced by Self, Java, LiveScript, Lua, HyperTalk, and Python.[1]
JavaScript
Summary
JavaScript is a scripting language[1]. JavaScript ranks in the top 5% of scripting_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,484 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- JavaScript was influenced by Q187560[3].
- JavaScript was influenced by Self[4].
- JavaScript was influenced by Java[5].
- JavaScript was influenced by Q15777[6].
- JavaScript was influenced by LiveScript[7].
- JavaScript was influenced by Lua[8].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as scripting language[9].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as prototype-based programming language[10].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[11].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[12].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as event-driven programming language[13].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as computing platform[14].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as interpreted language[15].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[16].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as programming language[17].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as strict programming language[18].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as high-level programming language[19].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as prototype-based programming[20].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as generic programming[21].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as functional programming[22].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as imperative programming[23].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as aspect-oriented programming[24].
- JavaScript's instance of is recorded as event-driven programming[25].
- JavaScript is owned by Sun Microsystems[26].
- JavaScript is owned by Oracle Corporation[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include scripting language[9], prototype-based programming language[10], imperative programming language[11], functional programming language[12], event-driven programming language[13], and computing platform[14].
History and Context
December 4, 1995 marks the founding of JavaScript[28]. Owners include Sun Microsystems[26], a software company[29], in United States[30], founded in 1982[31], headquartered in Santa Clara[32] and Oracle Corporation[27], a public company[33], in United States[34], founded in 1977[35], headquartered in Redwood Shores[36]. Java is named after JavaScript[37].
Cultural Significance
Things named for JavaScript include AJAX[38], CesiumJS[39], and Mapbox GL JS[40].
Why It Matters
JavaScript ranks in the top 5% of scripting_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,484 views/month).[2] JavaScript has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] JavaScript is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
JavaScript has been cited as an influence by Node.js[43], an application framework[44], founded in 2009[45]; PHP[46], a scripting language[47], founded in 1995[48]; TypeScript[49], a programming language[50], founded in 2012[51]; Zig[52], a programming language[53], founded in 2015[54]; Bun[55], a run-time system[56]; and Dart[57], an object-based language[58], founded in 2011[59].
Entities named for JavaScript include AJAX[38], CesiumJS[39], and Mapbox GL JS[40].
FAQs
Who did JavaScript influence?
JavaScript has been cited as an influence by Node.js[43], PHP[46], TypeScript[49], and Zig[52].