《The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript》

《The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript》 内容介绍：

Over recent years, JavaScript has seen an impressive rise in popularity. Initially, that popularity was fueled by the success of client-side scripting, but JavaScript is increasingly being used in a general-purpose capacity, e.g. to write server and desktop applications. This article examines the JavaScript phenomenon from three angles: • “The Past” on page 1 • “The Present” on page 5 • “The Future” on page 6 We conclude with a wish list and a few parting thoughts.

作者Axel Rauschmayer介绍：

Dr. Axel Rauschmayer is a consultant and trainer for JavaScript, web tech- nologies, and information management. He has been programming since 1985, developing web applications since 1995, and held his first talk on Ajax in 2006. In 1999, he was technical manager at an Internet startup that later expanded internationally.

《The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript》 目录大纲：

The Past, Present, and Future of JavaScript P1
The Past P1
Standardization P2
Historic JavaScript Milestones P3
The Present P5
The Future P6
Evolving the Language P6
JavaScript as a Compilation Target P28
Writing Non-Web Applications in JavaScript P32
A JavaScript Wishlist P33
Conclusion P36
References P36