JS: Version History
JavaScript, is officially called ECMAScript, with a spec called ECMA-262
- 1995 → JavaScript. Created by Brendan Eich. Designed and implemented in 10 days.
- 1996 → Netscape JavaScript.
- 1997 → 1st Edition – ECMAScript.
- 1998 → 2nd Edition – ECMAScript.
- 1999 → 3rd Edition – ECMAScript.
- 2003 → 4th Edition (abandoned)
- 2009 → 5th Edition – ECMAScript 2009 (aka ES5)
- 2015 → 6th Edition – ECMAScript 2015 (aka ES6, Harmony)
- 2016 → ECMAScript 2016
- 2017 → ECMAScript 2017
- 2018 → ECMAScript 2018
- 2019 → ECMAScript 2019
- 2020 → ECMAScript 2020
- 2021 → ECMAScript 2021
- 2022 → ECMAScript 2022
- 2023 → ECMAScript 2023
- 2024 → ECMAScript 2024
- 2025 → ECMAScript 2025