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		jrajav on July 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JavaScript Gom Jabbar None of these semantics actually exist. Javascript is the language, and it was released as an implementation first, then a standards body worked on a specification for it. For various reasons (bickering, trademark), the specification was called ECMAScript. ECMAScript is the specification for Javascript. That's it. There's nothing clever to be had here, it's just odd historical trivia.

simonbw on July 3, 2023 | [–]

I'd just like to point out that the parent is a variant on the GNU/Linux copypasta: https://stallman-copypasta.github.io/

zeven7 on July 3, 2023 | | [–]

I'll allow it. Downvote removed

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