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30 Years ofJavaScript

From a 10-day prototype to the world's most popular programming language.
Celebrating three decades of innovation.

JavaScript by the Numbers

The incredible impact of JavaScript on the digital world

30
Years of Innovation
From simple scripts to full applications
69%
Developer Usage
Most popular programming language worldwide
1.8B
Websites
Powered by JavaScript globally
Possibilities
Frontend, backend, mobile, desktop, IoT

30 Years of JavaScript Evolution

From a 10-day prototype to the world's most popular programming language

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1995

Birth of JavaScript

Brendan Eich creates JavaScript in just 10 days at Netscape. Originally named Mocha, then LiveScript, it was later renamed to JavaScript.

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1996

JavaScript 1.0

First official release of JavaScript with Netscape Navigator 2.0.

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1997

ECMAScript 1

JavaScript is standardized as ECMAScript by Ecma International.

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1999

ECMAScript 3

Major update introducing regular expressions, try/catch, and more robust error handling.

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2005

AJAX Revolution

Google Maps and Gmail popularize AJAX, showcasing JavaScript's potential for rich web applications.

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2006

jQuery Released

John Resig releases jQuery, simplifying DOM manipulation and cross-browser compatibility.

2008

V8 Engine

Google releases the V8 JavaScript engine with Chrome, dramatically improving performance.

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2009

Node.js

Ryan Dahl creates Node.js, bringing JavaScript to server-side development.

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2010

AngularJS

Google releases AngularJS, popularizing the MV* pattern in frontend development.

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2012

TypeScript

Microsoft introduces TypeScript, adding static typing to JavaScript.

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2013

React

Facebook introduces React, changing how we think about building UIs with its virtual DOM.

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2014

Vue.js

Evan You creates Vue.js, offering a progressive framework for building user interfaces.

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2015

ES6 / ES2015

Major update to JavaScript with classes, modules, arrow functions, and more.

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2016

Angular 2

Complete rewrite of AngularJS using TypeScript, introducing component-based architecture.

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2017

WebAssembly

WebAssembly becomes a web standard, allowing near-native performance in browsers.

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2018

React Hooks

React introduces Hooks, revolutionizing state management in functional components.

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2020

JavaScript Everywhere

JavaScript dominates web development with frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular. Node.js powers backend services, and JavaScript runs on mobile, desktop, and IoT devices. It's truly everywhere in the tech stack.

2021

ES2021

New features including logical assignment operators, numeric separators, and Promise.any().

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2022

Bun Runtime

Bun is released as a fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime, bundler, and package manager.

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2025

JavaScript at 30

JavaScript celebrates 30 years of powering the web and beyond! From simple scripts to full-stack applications.

Did You Know?

Fascinating facts about JavaScript's journey

Created in 10 Days

Brendan Eich wrote the first version of JavaScript in just 10 days in May 1995.

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Name Changes

Originally called Mocha, then LiveScript, and finally JavaScript for marketing reasons.

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Not Just Web

JavaScript now runs on servers, mobile apps, desktop applications, and even spacecraft!

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Fastest Growing

JavaScript has the largest package ecosystem with over 2 million packages on npm.

The Next 30 Years

As JavaScript continues to evolve, we're seeing exciting developments in WebAssembly integration, AI-powered development tools, edge computing, and new runtime environments. The language that started as a simple scripting tool has become the foundation of modern digital experiences.

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AI Integration

JavaScript-powered AI applications and machine learning in the browser

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Edge Computing

JavaScript running closer to users with edge runtimes and serverless functions

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Performance

Continued improvements in V8, new JIT optimizations, and WebAssembly synergy

Join the Celebration

Be part of the JavaScript community and help shape the next 30 years of web development. Connect with developers worldwide and share your JavaScript journey.