Introduction to JavaScript.

A short introduction to JavaScript.

Introduction to JavaScript.

js gif.gif JavaScript is a programming language widely used to make web pages interactive. JavaScript was invented in the year 1994 by Brendan Eich for the NetScape browser.

Sometimes for beginners there's a confusion between the languages Java and JavaScript and if there is some relation between them. There is no similarity between the two languages and both are completely different and JavaScript has nothing to do with the language. It was a marketing gimmick due to the popularity of Java language at that time.
JavaScript is maintained by the ECMAScript(European Computer Manufacturer's Association) standards which ensures the interoperability of JavaScript across different web browsers. The latest version of ECMAScript is ES6 updated in the year 2015 thus adding to features to the language.