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Everything about ECMAScript
Specification for JavaScript and other programming languages
ECMAScript is the standard for the JavaScript language, intended to ensure the interoperability of web pages across different web browsers. It is standardized by Ecma International's TC39 technical committee in the document ECMA-262, with i18n ("Intl") APIs standardized in the document ECMA-402. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ECMAScriptA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Learning JavaScriptThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Static Analysis for ECMAScript String Manipulation ProgramsCited 17 times
- Go sideways: JavaScriptA closely related topic
- Go sideways: ECMAScript version historyA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Static Analysis for ECMAScript String Manipulation Programs
Understanding ECMAScript 6
УСЛОЖНЕНИЕ JAVASCRIPT В ХОДЕ ДОРАБОТОК ECMASCRIPT
КАКИЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ ВНЕДРИЛ ECMASCRIPT В JS
Investigation of the Implementation of Static Analysis for Evaluating the Interoperability of ECMAScript Code
Design and Implementation of ECMAScript Interpreter for VXML Execution
📚 Books worth reading
Learning JavaScriptEthan Brown · 2007
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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