JavaScript: The Accidental Programming Language

A brief (and fun) history of JavaScript and how it will be used to build the next generation of the Internet

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1. The Accidental Programming Language A brief history of JavaScript and how it will be used to build the next generation of the Internet Thursday, July 12, 2012
2. The First HTTP Web Server Thursday, July 12, 2012
3. Mark Andreesen Thursday, July 12, 2012
4. <img> Thursday, July 12, 2012
5. Netscape Navigator Thursday, July 12, 2012
6. Trouble Brewing The irony was not lost on the folks at Netscape Microsoft licensed the Mosaic technology developed by Mark Andreesen at U of Illinois Thursday, July 12, 2012
7. LiveScript • Brendan Eich • Developed under the name “Mocha” in 10 days • Released in Netscape Navigator 2.0 Sept 1995 Thursday, July 12, 2012
8. JavaWhat? Java is to JavaScript what car is to carpet. Thursday, July 12, 2012
9. .COM • Mark Andreesen started Netscape in 1994 • Netscape Navigator released in Nov. 1994 • Netscape goes public in Aug. of 1995 Thursday, July 12, 2012
10. All Out War • <BLINK> • <MARQUEE> • Bugs Ignored • Standards?! Thursday, July 12, 2012
11. We Didn’t Copy It JScript is a bug for bug implementation of JavaScript released in Sept of 1996 Microsoft pushes the technology as Dynamic HTML or “DHTML” Thursday, July 12, 2012
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13. It’s all fun and games until The Dept of Justice calls Thursday, July 12, 2012
14. JavaScript is scorned by professionals and abused by amateurs. Thursday, July 12, 2012
15. Mozilla does JavaScript (Components.Interfaces) Thursday, July 12, 2012
16. Google Maps Developed by Lars and Yens Rasmussen Released in 2005 Thursday, July 12, 2012
17. How’d They Do That?! Thursday, July 12, 2012
18. Prototype.js jQuery Young Minds at Work Thursday, July 12, 2012
19. Rhino on Rails Steve Yegge ports Rails to JavaScript on Rhino JS engine in 2007 Thursday, July 12, 2012
20. 2009 Thursday, July 12, 2012
21. • Send out a message • Recipients will read it when they have time • Nobody is waiting for anybody else • No Blocking! Yeah! Asynchronous Thursday, July 12, 2012
22. No More Waiting in Line Thursday, July 12, 2012
23. Haskell Object Oriented or Functional? It Doesn’t Matter! JavaScript can do both VS Thursday, July 12, 2012
24. Service Oriented Architecture Thursday, July 12, 2012
25. My Plan To Take Over The World Thursday, July 12, 2012
26. &#"'()"!$+",-*./ 52#67#489-3'94'0-9('5 !"#$%&'()*" !"#$%&#"'()"!$*")+',-.,)/ %!#0012-3 (((.!#00.41/' (((.&#"'()"!$*")+',-.,)/ Thursday, July 12, 2012