30 years ago today "Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript"
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- Netscape and Sun Microsystems announced JavaScript, an open, cross-platform scripting language for enterprise networks and the Internet.
- JavaScript complements Java and is designed for HTML page authors and developers to script object behavior on clients or servers.
- 28 industry-leading companies endorsed JavaScript as an open standard and plan to integrate it into future products.
- JavaScript enables dynamic applications like intelligent forms, multimedia weather forecasts, and real-time database interactions.
- Netscape and Sun plan to propose JavaScript to W3C and IETF as an open standard, with royalty-free licensing.
- Netscape's tools (Navigator Gold 2.0, LiveWire, LiveWire Pro) support JavaScript development and deployment.
- Java is free for developers, with source code available for licensing, and is integrated into Netscape products.
- Sun Microsystems, with $6B revenue, leads in UNIX solutions and supports open standards like Java and JavaScript.