ECMAScript

ECMAScript
ParadigmMulti-paradigm: prototype-based, functional, imperative
Designed byBrendan Eich, Ecma International
First appeared1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Typing disciplineweak, dynamic
Websitewww.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-262/
Major implementations
JavaScript, ActionScript, JScript, QtScript, InScript, Google Apps Script
Influenced by
Self, HyperTalk, AWK, C, CoffeeScript, Perl, Python, Java, Scheme
ECMAScript (file format)
Filename extensions
.es
Internet media type
application/ecmascript
Developed bySun Microsystems,
Ecma International
Initial releaseJune 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06)
Latest release
Edition 15
June 2024; 5 months ago (2024-06)
Type of formatScripting language
WebsiteStandards

ECMAScript (/ˈɛkməskrɪpt/; ES)[1] is a standard for scripting languages, including JavaScript, JScript, and ActionScript. It is best known as a JavaScript standard intended to ensure the interoperability of web pages across different web browsers.[2] It is standardized by Ecma International in the document ECMA-262.

ECMAScript is commonly used for client-side scripting on the World Wide Web, and it is increasingly being used for server-side applications and services using runtime environments - Node.js,[3] deno[4] and bun.[5]

  1. ^ Stefanov, Stoyan (2010). JavaScript Patterns. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 5. ISBN 9781449396947. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-01-12. The core JavaScript programming language [...] is based on the ECMAScript standard, or ES for short.
  2. ^ Wirfs-Brock, Allen; Eich, Brendan (2020-05-02). "JavaScript: The First 20 Years". Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages. 4: 1–189. doi:10.1145/3386327. S2CID 219603695.
  3. ^ "Node.js — ECMAScript 2015 (ES6) and beyond".
  4. ^ "Deno joins JavaScript standards effort". 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ https://bun.sh/docs#:~:text=or%2C%20more%20formally%2C-,ECMAScript,-)%20is%20just%20a bun