JavaScript: How Brendan Eich Wrote JavaScript in Ten Days
In May 1995 Brendan Eich built the first JavaScript prototype at Netscape in about ten days. That rushed language now runs on nearly every web page.
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PHP History: What Did PHP Originally Stand For?
PHP started in 1995 as Rasmus Lerdorf's Personal Home Page Tools. It grew into the server language behind WordPress, Wikipedia and much of the web.
Ruby: Why Matz Designed Ruby for Programmer Happiness
Yukihiro Matsumoto released Ruby in Japan in 1995 with an unusual goal: make programmers enjoy their work. Rails later carried that idea worldwide.
Why Microsoft Made TypeScript a Superset of JavaScript
TypeScript won by refusing to replace JavaScript. Here is why Microsoft designed it as a typed superset, how it spread, and what the Go-based compiler changes.
