<ul><li>JavaScript was created in just 10 days by Brendan Eich at Netscape Communications in 1995, initially called Mocha and later renamed to JavaScript.</li><li>JavaScript was standardized as ECMAScript (ES) with the first version, ES1, released in 1997 to ensure consistency across different browsers.</li><li>During the early 2000s, JavaScript faced inconsistencies due to different versions in different browsers, which led to the introduction of jQuery to improve compatibility.</li><li>ECMAScript 6 (ES6) in 2015 brought significant improvements and features such as let/const, arrow functions, template literals, and modules, making JavaScript more powerful and developer-friendly.</li></ul>

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