What is ECMA Script and how is javascript related to it

I think a little history lesson is due. JavaScript was originally named Mocha and changed to Livescript but ultimately became JavaScript. It’s important to note that JavaScript came before ECMAscript and the history will tell you why. To start from the beginning, JavaScript derived its name from Java and initially Brendan Eich (the creator of JS) was asked to develop a language that resembled Java for the web for Netscape. Eich, however decided that Java was too complicated with all its rules and so set out to create a simpler language that even a beginner could code in. This is

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What is ECMA Script and how is javascript related to it
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