Governing Bodies

Dated Feb 23, 2025; last modified on Sun, 23 Feb 2025

Who guides the evolution of programming languages?

JavaScript

The European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) manages and prioritizes proposals written by community members to decide what’s included in each spec. When a proposal gets traction, it’s up to the browser vendors (e.g., Chromium) to implement the features.

contains the published standards, e.g., . Conveniently, contains a summary of what each annual release introduced to JavaScript.

References

  1. Learning React: Modern Patterns for Developing React Apps. Ch 2. JavaScript for React. Alex Banks; Eve Porcello. www.oreilly.com . 2020. ISBN: 9781492051725 .
  2. TC39 ECMAScript: Published Standards. ecma-international.org . Accessed Feb 23, 2025.
  3. ECMAScript® 2024 Language Specification. 262.ecma-international.org . Accessed Feb 23, 2025.