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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 8 min read

ECMAScript: Standardizing the Language First Shipped as JavaScript

How Netscape's browser scripting language moved from a fast product launch to Ecma standardization and a shared specification for competing browsers.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 7 min read

JSON: From JavaScript Data Notation to an Independent Interchange Standard

Trace JSON from JavaScript object notation through RFC 4627 and ECMA-404, clarifying its syntax, semantics, interoperability, and relationship to JavaScript.

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