Originally called LiveScript, the language was created ... long considered a lesser sidekick to the more robust Java programming language. In 1997, the ECMA (European Computer Manufacturers ...

The JavaScript programming language has a lot of history, but it was created over about — yes — a week in 1995. It was first called LiveScript, but the name was changed to JavaScript to ride ...

Originally called LiveScript, the language was renamed ... to overlook the fact that any piece of software—and every programming language is, in essence, a suite of software—is amenable ...