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Javascript was created by Netscape's Brendan Eich in 1995. It was originally
intended as a simpler scripting language for web apps, complimenting Java for
more complex ones, but has become far more widely used than Java on the web.
intended as a simpler scripting language for websites, complimenting the use of
Java for more complex web applications, but its tight integration with Web pages
and built-in support in browsers has caused it to become far more common than
Java in web frontends.
Feedback would be highly appreciated! You can reach me at
[@adambrenecki](https://twitter.com/adambrenecki), or
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"abc".firstCharacter() // = "a"
```
## Further Reading
The [Mozilla Developer
Network](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript) provides
excellent documentation for JavaScript as it's used in browsers. Plus, it's a
wiki, so as you learn more you can help others out by sharing your own
knowledge.