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==References== |
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* http://www.ecmascript.org/ |
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[http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm ECMA-262 - ECMAScript Language Specification - |
* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm ECMA-262 - ECMAScript Language Specification - Newest edition] |
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* [http://es5.github.com/ Annotated ECMAScript 5.1] |
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[[Category:Standards]] |
[[Category:Standards]] |
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Revision as of 22:50, 8 October 2011
ECMAScript is a scripting programming language, standardized by Ecma International in the ECMA-262 specification.
Versions
There are three editions of ECMA-262 published, and the work on the fourth edition is in progress.
| Edition | Date published | Differences to the previous edition |
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| 1 | June 1997 | First edition, editor Guy L. Steele, Jr. |
| 2 | June 1998 | Editorial changes to keep the specification fully aligned with ISO/IEC 16262 international standard; editor Mike Cowlishaw. |
| 3 | December 1999 | Added regular expressions, better string handling, new control statements, try/catch exception handling, tighter definition of errors, formatting for numeric output and other enhancements; editor Mike Cowlishaw. |
| 4 | Abandoned | Rejected for proposing too much new syntax and too many extra features. |
| 5 | December 2009 | Added JSON library, use strict mode, some other stuff...
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| 5.1 | June 2011 | Corrected errors in the specification. |