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JavaScript Versions

JavaScript is a modern scripting language that is popular worldwide among developers. It is a lightweight, interpreted compiled language that can be used on both client-side as well as the server side. It was invented in the year 1995 by Brendan Eich. Over the years the language has improved a lot and a lot of new features have been added which make the coding process even easier. This language became an ECMA standard in the year 1997.

JavaScript Versions

We will discuss the various versions, their features as well as the release date in the table below.

Version Name Release Year Features
ES1 ECMAScript 1 1997 Initial Release
ES2 ECMAScript 2 1998 Minor Editorial Changes
ES3 ECMAScript 3 1999

Added:

ES4 ECMAScript 4   Abandoned due to conflicts
ES5 ECMAScript 5 2009

Added:

ES6 ECMAScript 2015 2015

Added:

ES7 ECMAScript 2016 2016

Added:

ES8 ECMAScript 2017 2017

Added:

ES9 ECMAScript 2018 2018

Added:

ES10 ECMAScript 2019 2019

Added:

ES11 ECMAScript 2020 2020

Added:

ES12 ECMAScript 2021 2021

Added:

ES13 ECMAScript 2022 2022

Added:

  • Top-level await
  • New class elements
  • Static block inside classes
ES.Next     Dynamic name for upcoming versions

Note: Older versions of browsers do not support ES6.

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