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jonnyscholes on Sept 20, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: JavaScript is a trademark owned by Oracle

For anyone interested is JS history, this is the most comprehensive explanation of where JavaScript got its name I've heard (from Brendan Eichs POV)[1]. The podcast also deals with lots of other JS related history like what languages influenced it, the circumstances it was created under and the politics surrounding its conception. It's a great listen.

[1] http://javascriptjabber.com/124-jsj-the-origin-of-javascript...

_wp3r on Sept 20, 2014 [–]

This needs to be a parent comment. The episode was one of the best JJ episodes and a great JS backgound piece. Highly recommended.

BrendanEich on Sept 28, 2014 | [–]

FWIW, submitted here the other week, w/o comments:

https://qqrl.tk/submitted?id=BrendanEich

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