From 4ced79a8fbeaa946a7b447fa8a2fd4caad6ba251 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:38:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update index.md Add info about biggest misunderstandings with this language --- src/pages/javascript/index.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/pages/javascript/index.md b/src/pages/javascript/index.md index f559b2f5d80..3bd87ae68ed 100644 --- a/src/pages/javascript/index.md +++ b/src/pages/javascript/index.md @@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ JavaScript is the most widely used scripting language on Earth. And it has the l JavaScript is the core language of the web, and the only programming language that can run in all major web browsers. -If you want to learn more about the JavaScript language, and why it's so widely used, read Quincy Larson's "Which programming language should I learn first?" \ No newline at end of file +If you want to learn more about the JavaScript language, and why it's so widely used, read Quincy Larson's "Which programming language should I learn first?" + +Notably, Javascript has no relation to Java. JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language From f60e88b65bc11e9992ab9826268eb63f396bb9a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Kennedy Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 16:40:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] changed links to markdown --- src/pages/javascript/index.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/pages/javascript/index.md b/src/pages/javascript/index.md index aa104be7574..75b476d61b6 100644 --- a/src/pages/javascript/index.md +++ b/src/pages/javascript/index.md @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ --- title: JavaScript --- + ## JavaScript JavaScript is the most widely used scripting language on Earth. And it has the largest library ecosystem of any programming language. JavaScript is the core language of the web, and the only programming language that can run in all major web browsers. -Notably, Javascript has no relation to Java. JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language +Notably, Javascript has no relation to Java. [JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language](http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html) + -The official name of JavaScript is ECMAScript defined under Standard ECMA-262. +The official name of JavaScript is ECMAScript defined under Standard [ECMA-262](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) -If you want to learn more about the JavaScript language, and why it's so widely used, read Quincy Larson's "Which programming language should I learn first?" +If you want to learn more about the JavaScript language, and why it's so widely used, read Quincy Larson's article - [Which programming language should I learn first?](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/what-programming-language-should-i-learn-first-%CA%87d%C4%B1%C9%B9%C9%94s%C9%90%CA%8C%C9%90%C9%BE-%C9%B9%C7%9D%CA%8Dsu%C9%90-19a33b0a467d)