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On July 4, 1961, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a boy named Brendan Eich was born. He grew up to become a computer programmer and technologist.
1. Education:
Eich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Santa Clara University.
2. Early Career:
Eich worked at Silicon Graphics, where he contributed to the development of the NCSA Mosaic web browser. after that, he joined the Netscape Communications Corporation.
Netscape Communications Corporation, commonly known as Netscape, was a pioneering American computer services company. Founded in April 1994 by Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen, Netscape’s most notable product was the Netscape Navigator web browser. Released in December 1994, Navigator quickly gained popularity for its user-friendly interface and advanced features, making it the dominant web browser during the mid-1990s.
3. JavaScript Creation (1995):
In the early days of the World Wide Web, web pages were static and limited in terms of interactivity. Netscape Navigator, one of the earliest web browsers, aimed to provide a more dynamic and interactive browsing experience.
Netscape faced competition from other web browsers, and there was a growing demand for features that could make web pages more engaging. There was a need for a scripting language that could be embedded in HTML and executed by the browser to enhance the user experience.
While working at Netscape Communications Corporation in 1995, Eich was tasked with creating a scripting language for the Netscape Navigator web browser. In just 10 days, he developed what would become JavaScript, originally named “Mocha” and later renamed “LiveScript” before settling on “JavaScript.”
